summonses (Meaning)
summonses
a call, signal, or knock that summons, a warning or notice to appear in court, a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to some duty, a document in a civil suit that is issued by an authorized judicial officer (as a clerk of court) and delivered to a plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney for service on the defendant and that notifies the defendant that he or she must appear and defend (as by filing an answer) within a specified time or a default judgment will be rendered for the plaintiff, a document that summons a defendant to appear before a court to answer a minor criminal charge and that is issued in lieu of a warrant for arrest by an authorized judicial officer (as a magistrate) upon request of a prosecuting attorney, summon, a warning or citation to appear in court, a notification to appear as a witness see also john doe summons, service compare subpoena, to bring into court by a summons, summon sense 2, a subpoena to appear as a witness, a written notification that one is required to appear in court, a notification to appear for jury service, the act of summoning, a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty, a written notification to be served on a person as a warning to appear in court at a day specified to answer to the plaintiff, something (such as a call) that summons
Synonyms & Antonyms of summonses
summonses Sentence Examples
- Police officers issued numerous summonses to drivers for speeding in the construction zone.
- The court clerk processed the summonses and scheduled the defendants' appearance dates.
- The defendant received two summonses for failing to pay her parking tickets.
- The summonses requested his presence at the courthouse to answer the charges against him.
- The officer issued summonses for several traffic violations, including reckless driving and running a red light.
- The defendant ignored the summonses and a warrant was issued for their arrest.
- The judge dismissed the summonses due to insufficient evidence.
- The summonses were served on the defendant by certified mail.
- The defendant's lawyer filed a motion to quash the summonses, arguing that they were invalid.
- The summonses required the defendant to appear in court within 14 days of receipt.
FAQs About the word summonses
a call, signal, or knock that summons, a warning or notice to appear in court, a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to some duty, a docum
processes, subpoenas, writs,warrants,tickets,capiases
No antonyms found.
Police officers issued numerous summonses to drivers for speeding in the construction zone.
The court clerk processed the summonses and scheduled the defendants' appearance dates.
The defendant received two summonses for failing to pay her parking tickets.
The summonses requested his presence at the courthouse to answer the charges against him.
