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
He posted the following on Twitter after being summonsed:
From Time ● Oct. 14, 2016
About a fifth of adult cases lead to suspects being charged or summonsed.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2015
If I could be punished for stealin' his goose I might be summonsed all on account of you.
From The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
