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summons

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noun as in invocation

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noun as in subpoena

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Police issued O’Keefe a summons for disorderly conduct and he “was not placed under arrest at any time,” the statement said.

Her appearance comes after she refused the special prosecutor's summons thrice.

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South West Water said it had "co-operated fully with the Drinking Water Inspectorate from the outset of this incident to help in its investigations" and "we will reflect on this summons".

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The Republican-led panel received the files after issuing a legal summons to the Department of Justice last month.

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You can almost imagine its former life — department memos, summons from the dean, the occasional illicit letter between English faculty — now repurposed to dole out parsley, marjoram, garlic powder.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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