Thesaurus / summons
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For instance, researchers recently revamped a court summons form and sent text reminders to get more people to attend mandatory court appointments in New York City.
NUDGE THEORY’S POPULARITY MAY BLOCK INSIGHTS INTO IMPROVING SOCIETYSUJATA GUPTAFEBRUARY 16, 2022SCIENCE NEWSThey were more likely to receive jury summonses by mail because many didn’t move as frequently as lower-income renters, whose jury notices often went to outdated addresses.
IT'S A 'NIGHTMARE BEING REPLAYED' AS A COP FACES TRIAL IN GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATHJANELL ROSSMARCH 18, 2021TIMEWhile Louis was reading these dispatches, he received a summons from Elizabeth, to attend her immediately.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERShe had sent away her attendants, bolted the door against her mother, and sat waiting her summons.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODI am cast down by grief at this evil news, and the summons from Court has brought me in all haste from Milan.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIHer gentle summons was answered by a tall powdered footman in blue and silver livery.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIEVergniaud, notwithstanding the terrific agitations of the hour, immediately attended the summons of Madame Roland.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTThe summons of Bruce and his four Bishops had meanwhile been postponed to September 1; but even then they did not compear.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONThe day before yesterday I received an unexpected summons to attend at the theatre.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKYAnd now the loud summons of a gong called everybody to the more serious business of the evening.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWORDS RELATED TO SUMMONS
- affront
- audacity
- back talk
- big talk
- boldness
- bravado
- brazenness
- call
- cartel
- challenge
- command
- confrontation
- contempt
- contrariness
- contumacy
- dare
- defy
- despite
- effrontery
- enjoinder
- factiousness
- gas
- guts
- hot air
- impudence
- impugnment
- insolence
- insubordination
- insurgence
- insurgency
- intractableness
- lip
- muster
- opposition
- order
- perversity
- provocation
- rebellion
- rebelliousness
- recalcitrance
- revolt
- sass
- spite
- stump
- summons
- temerity
- throwing of the gauntlet
- unruliness
- accreditation
- assurance
- authentication
- authority
- basis
- carte blanche
- certificate
- commission
- credential
- credentials
- ducat
- earnest
- foundation
- go ahead
- green light
- guarantee
- license
- official document
- okay
- pass
- passport
- pawn
- permission
- permit
- pledge
- right
- sanction
- security
- shingle
- sticker
- subpoena
- summons
- tag
- testimonial
- ticket
- token
- verification
- warranty
- word
- accreditations
- assurances
- authentication
- authorities
- bases
- carte blanches
- certificates
- commissions
- credentials
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- ducats
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- foundations
- go-aheads
- green lights
- guarantees
- licenses
- official documents
- oks
- passes
- passports
- pawns
- permissions
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- pledges
- rights
- sanctions
- securities
- shingles
- stickers
- subpoenas
- summonses
- tags
- testimonials
- tickets
- tokens
- verifications
- warranties
- words
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