summons
gb/sˈʌmənz/ us/sˈʌmənz/
C1
Angielski
idézés, berendelés, felszólítás, beidéz
RZECZOWNIK
C1
LEGAL
1
idézés
C1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I got a summons from the court.
Idézést kaptam a bíróságtól.
You must not ignore a summons.
Nem szabad figyelmen kívül hagynod az idézést.
Częsty błąd:
Summons is a singular noun even though it ends in -s: say a summons, not a summon. The plural is summonses.
Znaczenie
Legal order to appear
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
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)
Tematy
law
|courts
|documents
|legal_process
Definicja
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.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
FORMAL
2
berendelés
C1
felszólítás
B2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
In everyday speech, call, request, or invitation is usually more natural than summons.
Znaczenie
Formal call to attend
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
call (more general and more common in everyday speech)
|
request (less forceful and not necessarily from authority)
|
order (stronger and more direct)
Antonimy
dismissal (an act of sending someone away rather than calling them in)
Tematy
communication
|authority
|workplace
Definicja
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.
CZASOWNIK
C1
LEGAL
3
beidéz
C1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
She was summonsed to court.
Beidézték a bíróságra.
He was summonsed for speeding.
Beidézték gyorshajtás miatt.
Częsty błąd:
Do not confuse this legal verb with summon. In ordinary uses, say summon help or summon courage, not summons help or summons courage.
Znaczenie
Order by legal summons
Kolokacje
summons someone to court
|be summonsed to court
|be summonsed to appear
|be summonsed for speeding
|summonsed before the magistrates
|summons a defendant
Synonimy
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)
Tematy
law
|courts
|legal_process
Definicja
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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
summons
IPA
GB/sˈʌmənz/
US/sˈʌmənz/
Sylaby i akcent
sum - mons (2 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (sum)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: summons
- Plural: summonses
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- He received a witness summons.