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summons

[suhm-uhnz] / ˈsʌm ənz /
NOUN
legal call
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NOUN
invocation
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"It's a combination of what's in the rock, what's in the sponge, and what you can make in a chemistry laboratory," Summons says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

A spokesperson for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service confirmed that a Personal Injuries Summons had been received and registered by the Court of Session.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

Attorneys for Combs alleged in the 83-page motion, obtained by The Times, that the Bad Boy Records founder “was not served with the Summons and Complaint,” which Cardello-Smith had filed in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

When reading "Bird Summons," I kept imagining a piece of paper with lines of string tied to each corner.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2020

In case he is wanted at Lowestoft to attend a Summons, or for any other purpose, please to write him a line, directing to him at “Thomas Newson’s, “Pilot, “Felixtow Ferry, “Ipswich.

From Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" by Blyth, James




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