Summons

n. request, demand; notice ordering a person to appear in court

v. serve with a summons, order to appear before a court

v. convene, assemble; send for, request the presence of; order to appear before a court; demand; rouse, call forth

For the concept of summoning via magic, see conjuration. For other uses of the term, see summoning (disambiguation). A summons is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an administrative summons) for various purposes.
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Noun
1. a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
(synonym) bidding
(hypernym) invitation
2. an order to appear in person at a given place and time
(hypernym) order
(hyponym) call up
(derivation) summon, cite
3. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
(synonym) process
(hypernym) writ, judicial writ
(hyponym) citation
(derivation) summon, cite
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. call in an official matter, such as to attend court
(synonym) summon, cite
(hypernym) call, send for
(hyponym) vouch

Verb
1. call in an official matter, such as to attend court
(synonym) summons, cite
(hypernym) call, send for
(hyponym) vouch
2. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
(hypernym) call, send for
(hyponym) page
(derivation) evocation, summoning
3. gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
(synonym) muster, rally, come up, muster up
(hypernym) gather, garner, collect, pull together
4. make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
(synonym) mobilize, mobilise, marshal
(hypernym) gather, garner, collect, pull together

(v.)
The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
  

(v.)
A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.
  

(v.)
A demand to surrender.
  

(v. t.)
To summon.
  

In the USA, this is one of the initial documents issued in a civil suit; giving the defendant notice of the claim and an opportunity to defend it. - (read more on Summons)