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summons

[suhm-uhnz] / ˈsʌm ənz /
NOUN
legal call
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NOUN
invocation
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The new summons, just weeks after Musk didn’t show up for a voluntary interview with French prosecutors, escalates a trans-Atlantic feud over France’s handling of its long-running probe of X.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As the warmer weather summons us to spend more time outdoors, we might find ourselves feeling a little crowded.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

When Dawud Burke, D4vd's father, fought against the summons in a Texas court he included material from the California case that had not been previously available to the public.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Indonesia issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the weekend, the communications minister said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

No one who heard the summons could resist.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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