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summonses
Variant of summons
noun pl. summonses
- an order or command to come, attend, appear, or perform some action
- Law an official order to appear in court, specif. to respond as a defendant to a charge; also, the writ containing such an order
- a call, command, knock, or other signal that summons
transitive verb
Informal to serve a court summons upon
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