summons
summons
(pl. summonses)
(pl. summonses)
- an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
传唤；传票
a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket.
因不付违例停车罚款而被传唤。
■an authoritative or urgent call to someone to be present or to do something
急召，召唤
[with infinitive]they might receive a summons to fly to France next day.
他们可能会被急召第二天飞往法国。
- [with obj.](chiefly Law)serve (someone) with a summons
(主律)用传票传唤
[with obj. and infinitive]he has been summonsed to appear in court next month.
他已经被传唤下个月出庭。
- Middle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere (see summon)
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