Summons

['sʌm(ə)nz] or ['sʌmənz]

解释:

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) an order to appear in person at a given place and time.

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解释:

(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.

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同义词及近义词：

n. Citation, official call or notice.

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