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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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"There's been absolutely no summons sent to me, there's no charge sheet, I've had no correspondence from them - I'm not difficult to find, I'm a parliamentarian."

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There has been a downward trend in the amount of victim-based offences resulting in a charge or summons across England and Wales, according to UK government data.

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“Too many offenses now warrant only a desk appearance ticket”—a summons to appear in court at a later date, which many offenders fail to do.

His wife has received another summons from Iranian intelligence.

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Penelope put down her pole and made off at a trot, for by now she knew that walking was no way for a sailor to obey a summons from the captain.

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

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