summons
gb/sˈʌmənz/ us/sˈʌmənz/
C1
ఆంగ్లం
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
legal
C1
entity
1
Legal order to appear
An official legal document that tells someone they must go to court or respond to a case.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a summons to [court]; a summons for [someone]; issue/serve/receive a summons
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Summons is a singular noun even though it ends in -s: say a summons, not a summon. The plural is summonses.
పర్యాయపదాలు
subpoena (often specifically orders someone to testify or produce evidence)
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citation (a legal notice, especially in some legal systems or for minor offenses)
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notice (broader and less specifically a court order)
పదకలయికలు
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
విషయాలు
law
|courts
|documents
|legal_process
ఉదాహరణలు
- She received a summons to appear in court next month.
- The company was served with a summons after the lawsuit was filed.
- Ignoring a court summons can lead to fines or other penalties.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I got a summons from the court.
- You must not ignore a summons.
నామవాచకం
formal
C1
action
2
Formal call to attend
A formal call or request telling someone to come somewhere.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a summons from [someone]; a summons to [place/event]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
In everyday speech, call, request, or invitation is usually more natural than summons.
పర్యాయపదాలు
call (more general and more common in everyday speech)
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request (less forceful and not necessarily from authority)
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order (stronger and more direct)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
dismissal (an act of sending someone away rather than calling them in)
పదకలయికలు
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
విషయాలు
communication
|authority
|workplace
ఉదాహరణలు
- The mayor's sudden summons brought department heads back to city hall.
- He treated the email as a summons to an emergency meeting.
- The children reluctantly answered their grandmother's summons from the kitchen.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I received a summons from my boss.
- The teacher's summons brought the students back inside.
క్రియ
legal
C1
action
3
Order by legal summons
To officially order someone to go to court by sending them a summons.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] summonses [someone] to [court]; [someone] is summonsed for [an offense]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Do not confuse this legal verb with summon. In ordinary uses, say summon help or summon courage, not summons help or summons courage.
పర్యాయపదాలు
cite (legally require someone to appear or respond, often in formal or official contexts)
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subpoena (usually requires someone to testify or produce evidence)
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serve (means officially deliver legal papers, often a summons)
పదకలయికలు
summons someone to court
|be summonsed to court
|be summonsed to appear
|be summonsed for speeding
|summonsed before the magistrates
|summons a defendant
విషయాలు
law
|courts
|legal_process
ఉదాహరణలు
- He was summonsed to appear before the magistrates.
- Police summonsed the driver for driving without insurance.
- The court can summons witnesses if they refuse to attend voluntarily.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- She was summonsed to court.
- He was summonsed for speeding.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
summons
IPA
GB/sˈʌmənz/
US/sˈʌmənz/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
sum - mons (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (sum)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: summons
- Plural: summonses
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
witness summons
1/wˈɪtnəs sˈʌmənz/
fixed phrase
legal
Order for witness attendance
A court order telling a witness to come to court.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.