summons
gb/sˈʌmənz/ us/sˈʌmənz/
C1
Inglés
idézés, berendelés, felszólítás, beidéz
SUSTANTIVO
C1
LEGAL
1
idézés
C1
Patrón de uso:
a summons to [court]; a summons for [someone]; issue/serve/receive a summons
She received a summons to appear in court next month.
Idézést kapott, hogy jövő hónapban jelenjen meg a bíróságon.
The company was served with a summons after the lawsuit was filed.
A kereset benyújtása után a cégnek kézbesítették az idézést.
Ignoring a court summons can lead to fines or other penalties.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I got a summons from the court.
Idézést kaptam a bíróságtól.
You must not ignore a summons.
Nem szabad figyelmen kívül hagynod az idézést.
Error frecuente:
Summons is a singular noun even though it ends in -s: say a summons, not a summon. The plural is summonses.
Significado
Legal order to appear
Colocaciones
court summons
|legal summons
|issue a summons
|serve a summons
|receive a summons
|answer a summons
|ignore a summons
|summons to appear
|jury summons
|witness summons
Sinónimos
subpoena (often specifically orders someone to testify or produce evidence)
|
citation (a legal notice, especially in some legal systems or for minor offenses)
|
notice (broader and less specifically a court order)
Temas
law
|courts
|documents
|legal_process
Definición
An official legal document that tells someone they must go to court or respond to a case.
A formal legal order, usually in writing, requiring someone to appear in court, respond to a legal claim, or do something required by a court.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
2
berendelés
C1
felszólítás
B2
Patrón de uso:
a summons from [someone]; a summons to [place/event]
The mayor's sudden summons brought department heads back to city hall.
A polgármester hirtelen berendelése visszahívta az osztályvezetőket a városházára.
He treated the email as a summons to an emergency meeting.
Úgy kezelte az e-mailt, mint egy rendkívüli értekezletre szóló berendelést.
The children reluctantly answered their grandmother's summons from the kitchen.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I received a summons from my boss.
Berendelést kaptam a főnökömtől.
The teacher's summons brought the students back inside.
A tanár felszólítására a diákok visszamentek.
Error frecuente:
In everyday speech, call, request, or invitation is usually more natural than summons.
Significado
Formal call to attend
Colocaciones
urgent summons
|sudden summons
|official summons
|receive a summons
|obey a summons
|respond to a summons
|summons from the boss
|summons to a meeting
|royal summons
Sinónimos
call (more general and more common in everyday speech)
|
request (less forceful and not necessarily from authority)
|
order (stronger and more direct)
Antónimos
dismissal (an act of sending someone away rather than calling them in)
Temas
communication
|authority
|workplace
Definición
A formal call or request telling someone to come somewhere.
A formal or urgent call, request, or order to come to a place, attend an event, or respond to someone, especially from someone in authority.
VERBO
C1
LEGAL
3
beidéz
C1
Patrón de uso:
[someone] summonses [someone] to [court]; [someone] is summonsed for [an offense]
He was summonsed to appear before the magistrates.
Beidézték, hogy megjelenjen a bíróság előtt.
Police summonsed the driver for driving without insurance.
A rendőrség beidézte a sofőrt, mert biztosítás nélkül vezetett.
The court can summons witnesses if they refuse to attend voluntarily.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
She was summonsed to court.
Beidézték a bíróságra.
He was summonsed for speeding.
Beidézték gyorshajtás miatt.
Error frecuente:
Do not confuse this legal verb with summon. In ordinary uses, say summon help or summon courage, not summons help or summons courage.
Significado
Order by legal summons
Colocaciones
summons someone to court
|be summonsed to court
|be summonsed to appear
|be summonsed for speeding
|summonsed before the magistrates
|summons a defendant
Sinónimos
cite (legally require someone to appear or respond, often in formal or official contexts)
|
subpoena (usually requires someone to testify or produce evidence)
|
serve (means officially deliver legal papers, often a summons)
Temas
law
|courts
|legal_process
Definición
To officially order someone to go to court by sending them a summons.
To serve someone with a summons or formally order them, by a legal summons, to appear in court.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
summons
AFI
GB/sˈʌmənz/
US/sˈʌmənz/
Sílabas y acento
sum - mons (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (sum)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: summons
- Plural: summonses
Expresiones
answer a summons
1/ˈænsɚ ə sˈʌmənz/
fixed phrase
legal
Respond to legal order
To do what a summons requires, such as going to court or replying to a legal case.
Ejemplos
- The defendant failed to answer the summons by the deadline.
- She answered the summons by appearing in court with her lawyer.
- If you do not answer a summons, the court may enter a default judgment.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- You must answer a summons on time.
at someone's summons
1/ˈæt sˈʌmwˌʌnz sˈʌmənz/
fixed phrase
formal
When someone calls
Because someone has formally called you or told you to come.
Ejemplos
- At the governor's summons, officials returned to the capital for emergency talks.
- They gathered in the conference room at the CEO's summons.
- At her father's summons, Clara joined the guests in the library.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They came at the teacher's summons.
jury summons
1/d͡ʒˈʊɹi sˈʌmənz/
fixed phrase
legal
Notice for jury service
A letter or notice saying you may have to serve on a jury.
Ejemplos
- I got a jury summons in the mail for next month.
- The jury summons explained how to request a postponement.
- Ignoring a jury summons can result in penalties.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- My dad received a jury summons.
serve someone with a summons
1/sˈɚv sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈɪθ ə sˈʌmənz/
fixed phrase
legal
Legally deliver a summons
To officially give someone a legal document telling them to go to court or respond to a case.
Ejemplos
- A process server served him with a summons at his office.
- The landlord served a summons on the tenant after months of unpaid rent.
- You must respond quickly if you are served with a summons.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He was served with a summons.
summons and complaint
1/sˈʌmənz ˈænd kəmplˈeɪnt/
fixed phrase
legal
Initial lawsuit papers
Legal papers that tell someone a lawsuit has started against them and explain the claims.
Ejemplos
- The defendant was served with a summons and complaint at her home.
- The summons and complaint gave the company 30 days to respond.
- After receiving the summons and complaint, he contacted a lawyer.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- She received a summons and complaint.
witness summons
1/wˈɪtnəs sˈʌmənz/
fixed phrase
legal
Order for witness attendance
A court order telling a witness to come to court.
Ejemplos
- The prosecutor applied for a witness summons to make him attend the trial.
- She received a witness summons requiring her to give evidence.
- A witness summons may also require a person to bring documents to court.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He received a witness summons.