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Summons :: Summons (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..

Summons :: Summons (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..

Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) A summons to answer to a charge.

Invocation :: Invocation (n.) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court..

Call :: Call (n.) A divine vocation or summons.

Monition :: Monition (n.) A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer.

Somonce :: Somonce (n.) A summons; a citation.

Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties..

Citation :: Citation (n.) An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

Challenge :: Challenge (n.) An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons..

Requisition :: Requisition (n.) A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting..

Convocation :: Convocation (n.) The act of calling or assembling by summons.

Interpellation :: Interpellation (n.) A official summons or citation.

Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons..

Ban :: Ban (n.) A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation..

Venire Facias :: Venire facias () A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also venire.

Resummons :: Resummons (n.) A second summons.

Call :: Call (n.) The act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call..

Convoke :: Convoke (v. t.) To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons.

Alarm :: Alarm (n.) A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy..

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