"summonses" in the noun sense
1. bidding, summons
a request to be present
"they came at his bidding"
2. summons
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
3. summons, process
a writ issued by authority of law usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
"summonses" in the verb sense
1. summon, summons, cite
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
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