n. a document issued by the court at the time a lawsuit is filed,...

An official document which orders a person to appear in court to answer a complaint against them.

A document issued by a court directing a person to appear before it.

A process of giving legal notice to a person informing him/ her of the lawsuit and requiring him/ her to appear in court on a certain day, or suffer a default judgment (which means that the consumer must pay the amount of the judgment because the consumer did not appear in court). 

Instrument used to commence a civil action or special proceeding and as a means of acquiring jurisdiction over a party. Process directed to a sheriff or other officer, requiring the sheriff to notif [..]

"authoritative call to be at a certain place for a certain purpose," late 13c., from Old French sumunse, noun use of fem. past participle of somondre (see summon (v.)). As a verb from 1650s.

A form used to commence a civil action and acquire jurisdiction over a party

A form prepared by the plaintiff and issued by a court that informs the defendant that he or she has been sued. The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court -- or in many sma [..]

bidding: a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" summon: call in an official matter, such as to attend court an order to appear in person at a given place and tim [..]

A notice requiring a person to appear in court as a juror or witness; a writ directing a sheriff or other proper officer to notify a defendant to appear in court on a day named (Black’s). In the admin [..]

Definition A legal notice that a lawsuit has been filed against a defendant, and that unless the defendant answers the complaint within a specified period of time, a default judgment will be entered a [..]

pl: sum·mons·es [-mən-zəz] : a written notification that one is required to appear in court: as a : a document in a civil suit that is issued by an authorized judicial officer ...

A summons is a paper issued by a court informing a person that a complaint has been filed against her. It may be served by a sheriff or other authorized person for service of process, called a process [..]

(n) a request to be present(n) an order to appear in person at a given place and time(n) a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to [..]

Notice to a defendant that he/she has been sued and is required to appear in court. Also, notice requiring person receiving it to report for jury duty or as witness in a trial. As relates to potential jurors, also called venire.

Peter and John de Carvajal, being condemned to death on circumstantial evidence, appealed without success to Ferdinand IV. of Spain. On their way to execution they declared their innocence, and summon [..]

A document signed by a deputy clerk ordering a person to appear before the court to respond to a complaint.

A document notifying a defendant that an action has been instituted against him and that he is required to answer to it at a specific time and place.

A writ notifying the person named that an action has been filed against the person and 1. in a criminal action, failure to appear may result in a bench warrant being issued for the person’s arrest. 2. in a civil action, failure to answer may result in entry of a judgment against that person.

Legal notice informing an individual of a lawsuit and the date and location of the court where the case will be heard.

A summons sets out the charge as well as the time and place at which the accused is to appear in court. It is issued by a Justice of the Peace after an Information has been sworn, as a way to notify the accused of the charge and require his or her attendance to court on the date set forth in the summons.

A document which is issued by the Court requiring the attendance of the person named in the summons at court on a specified date. A summons may be used in both civil and criminal proceedings.

A writ delivered to a person advising that an action has been commenced against him/her in a court of law and requested his/her appearance on the date specified to answer to the charge.

A notice to a defendant that he or she has been sued or charged with a crime and is required to appear in court.

A notice to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice regarding charges related to violations of the Health Protection and Promotion Act

A summons requires the business owner or operator to appear in court rather than just pay a set fine. A trial will proceed and a Justice of the Peace will determine guilt of the owner or operator and set a fine.

A notice to the named person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on the day named, and answer the complaint.

A notice to a defendant or respondent that an action against him or her was filed in the court issuing the summons and that a judgment will be taken against him or her if the defendant or respondent d [..]

  In criminal law, a written order notifying an individual that he or she has been charged with an offense directing the person to appear in court to answer the charge.

The form of writ initiating an action in the Court of Session. It is issued in name of the sovereign, containing a royal mandate to messengers-at-arms to cite the defender to the court.

A document which is issued by the court requiring the attendance of the person named in the summons at court on a specified date.

A written notice 1) requiring the named person to appear in court on a specified day; or 2) informing the named person that a lawsuit has been started against him or her and he or she must answer.

a document requiring a person to appear in court on a charge. It states the charge and the date and place of the court appearance

 Notice to a defendant that he/she has been sued and is required to appear in court. Also, notice requiring person receiving it to report for jury duty or as witness in a trial.

A court document that tells you when you must go to court.

A court order used to bring a person accused of a crime who is not in custody to court.

An originating notice calling on a person to appear before a court for a specified purpose.

A writ directing the marshal to notify the person named that an action has been commenced against him in the court, and that he is required to appear and answer the complaint.

(see writ of summons

a document which requires a person to attend court on a specified date and time to answer or respond to a complaint filed with the court; a process in criminal proceedings to require an accused person [..]

A writ notifying the person named that an action has been filed against the person and 1. in a criminal action, failure to appear may result in a bench warrant being issued for the person’s arrest. 2. [..]

An official order from a court requiring a person’s attendance either to answer a charge or give evidence.

A document informing someone they must go to a court to give evidence as a witness in a Magistrates’ court.

A document ordering the defendant to appear in court on a certain date for the arraignment to begin the criminal proceedings.

A written notice requiring a defendant to appear before the court for arraignment on an underlying accusatory instrument.

In criminal law, a written order notifying an individual that he or she has been charged with an offense directing the person to appear in court to answer the charge.

A document directing a sheriff or other officer to notify the person named in the summons that a lawsuit has been started against him or her in court, and that he or she must go to court on the day li [..]

An order from the local court requiring the defendant to come to court to answer a charge.

In criminal law, a written order notifying an individual that he or she has been charged with an offense directing the person to appear in court to answer the charge.

A document which compels you at attend Court on the specified date at a particular time to answer charges that have been brought against you, or to give evidence before the Court. You can be arrested and brought to Court if you fail to answer a summons.

An ticket requiring a defendant to appear before the court for arraignment on an underlying accusatory instrument.

A notice requiring an individual to appear in court.

A document signed by a deputy clerk ordering a person to appear before the court. Support Trust - A trust that instructs the trustee to spend only as much income and principal (the assets held in the trust) as needed for the beneficiary’s support.

An official notice for a person to appear at a given time and place in order to perform some function required in litigation, or to file some pleading in response.

A written legal document ordering the person named to appear in court to answer the charges in a criminal case.

A notice to a defendant that an action against him or her has been commenced in the court and that a judgment will be issued against him or her if the complaint is not answered within a certain time.

A notice to a defendant that an action against him or her has been commenced in the court issuing the summons and that a judgment will be taken against him or her if the complaint is not answered with [..]

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a writ notifying a person that legal action has been commenced against him or her.

A summons (also known in England and Wales as a claim form and in the Australian state of New South Wales as a court attendance notice (CAN)) is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) [..]

A summons is a legal document issued by a court. Summons may also refer to: The Summons, a legal thriller novel "The Summons" (hymn), a Christian hymn