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

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..

Sumner :: Summons (v. t.) To summon.

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.

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

Calling :: Calling (n.) A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called..

Contumacy :: Contumacy (n.) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned..

Somner :: Somner (n.) A summoner; esp., one who summons to an ecclesiastical court..

Summons :: Summons (v.) A demand to surrender.

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

Defiance :: Defiance (n.) The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat..

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

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

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

Vocation :: Vocation (n.) A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession..

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..

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

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

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..

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..

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