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Meaning of Summons | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈsʌ.mənz

Definitions

A call to do something, especially to come.
A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
A demand for surrender.

Equivalents

العربية استدعاء مذكرة الحضور

Azərbaycanca çağırış

Беларуская выклік

Български призив

বাংলা সমন

Català citació compareixença

Čeština obsílka předvolání výzva

Cymraeg gwys

Deutsch Aufforderung Vorladung

Ελληνικά κλήση

Español citación convocatoria

Suomi haaste kokouskutsu kutsu

Français citation citation à comparaître convocation

Gaeilge fógra toghairm

Galego chamamento

हिन्दी बुलावा

Magyar beidézés idézés

Bahasa Indonesia imbauan surat panggilan sidang surat pemanggilan sidang

Italiano adunanza citazione convocazione

日本語召喚召喚状呼び出し喚問

한국어 부름 소집 소환 소환장 호출

Kurdî çelp

Nederlands dagvaarding oproep

Polski powiestka wezwanie

Português convocação intimação

Русский вызов повестка

Svenska kallelse

Kiswahili barua ya wito

தமிழ் சம்மன்

ไทย หมายเรียก

Türkçe celp davet

Українська виклик за́клик повістка

Examples

“He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon[…]; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded.”

“this summons […] unfit either to dispute or disobey”

“special summonses by the king”

“Four summonses were brought recently on behalf of St. Pancras Borough Council against the British Transport Commission in respect of the emission of smoke by locomotives standing at Camden Motive Power Depot. (The summonses were dismissed)”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Summons | Babel Free

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