summons
noun
an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
summonsed
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past participleof summons.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof summons.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
summonsnounan authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
Example Sentences
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“There should never have been an arrest warrant, because normally she would receive a summons in the mail. In many cases, people who are charged with nonviolent offenses like this are summonsed into court.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Many of those arrested earlier in the week had been summonsed for Russian military service, state media reported.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2022
Mr Mendy, of Prestbury, has been summonsed to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
Then, a few weeks before the alleged incident at the InternContinental, he summonsed her to a boutique hotel in SoHo where Miramax was staging a movie in one of the rooms.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2020
I'd summonsed the sher'f and two constables to go 'long.
From The Purchase Price by Emerson Hough
