Associations to the word «Summons»

Wiktionary

SUMMONS, noun. A call to do something, especially to come.
SUMMONS, noun. (legal) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
SUMMONS, noun. (military) A demand for surrender.
SUMMONS, verb. (transitive) To serve someone with a summons.
SUMMONS, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of summon
SUMMONS UP, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of summon up

Dictionary definition

SUMMONS, noun. A request to be present; "they came at his bidding".
SUMMONS, noun. An order to appear in person at a given place and time.
SUMMONS, noun. A writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant.
SUMMONS, verb. Call in an official matter, such as to attend court.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin