SUMMONS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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(s)
   • process (what does process mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) summons is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • writ (what does writ mean?)
   • judicial writ (what does judicial writ mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • citation (what does citation mean?)
   • monition (what does monition mean?)
   • process of monition (what does process of monition mean?)
   • ticket (what does ticket mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • serve (what does serve mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • swear out (what does swear out mean?)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • sue (what does sue mean?)
   • litigate (what does litigate mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • summon (what does summon mean?)
   • summons (what does summons mean?)
   • cite (what does cite mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an order to appear in person at a given place and time
   Hypernyms(s) summons is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • order (what does order mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • call up (what does call up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • summon (what does summon mean?)
   • summons (what does summons mean?)
   • cite (what does cite mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a request to be present
   Synonym(s)
   • bidding (what does bidding mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they came at his bidding
   Hypernyms(s) summons is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • invitation (what does invitation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • invite (what does invite mean?)
   • bid (what does bid mean?)

SUMMONS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • call in an official matter, such as to attend court
   Synonym(s)
   • cite (what does cite mean?)
   • summon (what does summon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) summons is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • send for (what does send for mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • vouch (what does vouch mean?)
   • vouch in (what does vouch in mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • citation (what does citation mean?)
   • summons (what does summons mean?)
   • summons (what does summons mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)