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summons

/ˈsʌmənz/noun

उच्चारण समन्ज़

सम्मन, अदालत में हाज़िर होने का आदेश

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nounsummonses
  1. 1

    [C] law

    an official order to appear in court, for example to answer a charge or to give evidence as a witness

    सम्मन, अदालत में हाज़िर होने का आदेश

    • The court issued a summons to the company's director.
    • He was served with a summons to appear as a witness.

    Synonyms writ subpoena citation

  2. 2

    [C]

    an order to come and see somebody in authority

    बुलावा, तलब (किसी अधिकारी द्वारा)

    • Radhika received a summons to the principal's office and was told she had won the scholarship.

    Synonyms call request command

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb (for sth) law

    to order somebody to appear in court

    (अदालत में) सम्मन भेजकर बुलाना

    • She was summonsed for not paying the fine.

    Synonyms summon subpoena cite

◇Word family
summon verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

writ subpoena citation call request command summon cite

?Which word?

Do not confuse the verb summon (to call or order somebody to come) and the noun summons (the official order itself).

Verb summon (किसी को आने के लिए बुलाना या आदेश देना) और noun summons (वह आधिकारिक आदेश) को आपस में confuse न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Summons is a singular noun, so we say 'a summons' and the plural is summonses.

Summons एक singular noun है, इसलिए 'a summons' कहते हैं और इसका plural summonses है।