Definition for Summons:

• call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Synonyms for Summons:

• n.

  •
  • clause,
  • bond,
  • article,
  • codicil,
  • conveyance,
  • contract,
  • covenant,
  • brief.
  •
  • application.
  •accusation (noun)
  • indictment,
  • arraignment.
  •command (noun)
  • bidding.
  •defiance (noun)
  • recalcitrance.
  •instructions (noun)
  • directions.
  •intractability (noun)
  • intractability.
  •invocation (noun)
  • calling,
  • bell.
  •lawsuit (noun)
  • allegation,
  • accusation,
  • suit,
  • case,
  • complaint,
  • action,
  • hearing,
  • implication,
  • affidavit,
  • grievance,
  • lawsuit,
  • litigation,
  • count,
  • charge.
  •request (noun)
  • desire,
  • want,
  • petition,
  • entreaty,
  • demand,
  • query,
  • wish,
  • appeal,
  • inquiry,
  • urge,
  • question,
  • probe,
  • plea.

• v.

  •requests (verb)
  • requests,
  • desires,
  • petitions,
  • questions,
  • pleads,
  • invites,
  • wishes,
  • probes,
  • wants,
  • seeks,
  • bids,
  • demands,
  • inquires,
  • Queries,
  • urges,
  • appeals,
  • solicits,
  • requisitions.
  •sue (verb)
  • arraign,
  • sue,
  • accuse,
  • indict,
  • complain,
  • prosecute,
  • impeach,
  • allege,
  • cite,
  • litigate,
  • implicate.
  •sues (verb)
  • subpoenas,
  • prosecutes,
  • arraigns,
  • accuses,
  • cites,
  • implicates,
  • sues,
  • Charges,
  • alleges,
  • litigates,
  • indicts,
  • impeaches,
  • complains.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • challenge.
  •
  • sos.
  •
  • clamor.
  •
  • cry.
  •
  • approach.
  •Other relevant words:
  • plebiscite,
  • muster,
  • bugle call,
  • evoke,
  • ring,
  • prescript,
  • control,
  • tinkle,
  • apprehend,
  • certiorari,
  • arrest,
  • battle cry,
  • brevet,
  • mobilise,
  • dictate,
  • senatus consultum,
  • dare,
  • commend,
  • tocsin,
  • call forth,
  • raises,
  • detachment,
  • rags,
  • acknowledges,
  • permit,
  • word,
  • commit,
  • telegram,
  • unconscious process,
  • telephone call,
  • profession,
  • phone call,
  • entices,
  • name,
  • convenes,
  • marshal,
  • ultimatum,
  • claims,
  • Rallies,
  • mobilises,
  • challenges,
  • invite,
  • adduces,
  • levy,
  • operation,
  • PAGES,
  • Levies,
  • call for,
  • occurs,
  • notice,
  • ordination,
  • Preconize,
  • mentions,
  • gathers,
  • authorization,
  • indent,
  • invoke,
  • buzzes,
  • ukase,
  • rebel yell,
  • order up,
  • incantation,
  • trumpet call,
  • caveat,
  • rally,
  • reveille,
  • come up,
  • mandate,
  • convokes,
  • abduce,
  • paper,
  • credential,
  • prescription,
  • arouses,
  • CODS,
  • quotes,
  • employment,
  • outgrowth,
  • inculpate,
  • Summonses,
  • beck,
  • teases,
  • convoke,
  • document,
  • cognitive process,
  • Venire Facias,
  • cognitive operation,
  • enactment,
  • incriminate,
  • bull,
  • refer to,
  • provocation,
  • tantalizes,
  • references,
  • recall,
  • sanction,
  • conscription,
  • induction,
  • ukaz,
  • Motions,
  • adduce,
  • garners,
  • summon,
  • passport,
  • muster up,
  • Nisi prius,
  • edict,
  • war cry,
  • enjoins,
  • draughty,
  • entitlement,
  • mobilizes,
  • WARRANT OF ARREST,
  • circulates,
  • enrollment,
  • dispensation,
  • taps,
  • announcement,
  • appendage,
  • rebounds,
  • selects,
  • rescript,
  • decree,
  • whistle,
  • Preconization,
  • Recruiting,
  • process,
  • ascends,
  • hails,
  • names,
  • surfaces,
  • vouch in,
  • mobilization,
  • twits,
  • Hatti-sherif,
  • draft,
  • Mittimus,
  • drafting,
  • birdcall,
  • lifts,
  • compulsory military service,
  • summon up,
  • scrapes,
  • venire,
  • haul up,
  • blame,
  • call up,
  • evokes,
  • notification,
  • page,
  • exhorts,
  • assembles,
  • baits,
  • choice,
  • extorts,
  • alarm,
  • calls,
  • call away,
  • call in,
  • proclamation,
  • mobilize,
  • conjure,
  • serve,
  • reference,
  • convocation,
  • beckons,
  • Firman,
  • commends,
  • dictation,
  • collects,
  • interpellation,
  • convene,
  • precept,
  • denounce,
  • impressment,
  • asks,
  • acknowledge,
  • musters,
  • restrain,
  • conjures,
  • rule,
  • Indocility,
  • conjure up,
  • attach,
  • authorisation,
  • Placit,
  • quote,
  • letter from uncle sam,
  • fiat,
  • confrontation,
  • distrain,
  • invokes,
  • draught,
  • adverts,
  • recalcitrancy,
  • WRIT OF SUMMONS,
  • procedure,
  • Marshals,
  • call together,
  • selective service,
  • vouches,
  • Garnishment,
  • refers,
  • tattoo,
  • mandamus,
  • call in question,
  • awakens,
  • bring up,
  • vocation,
  • VENIRE DE NOVO,
  • rallying cry,
  • draughtsman,
  • nod,
  • press,
  • licence,
  • mental process,
  • recruitment,
  • Recalls,
  • advert,
  • taunts,
  • fetches,
  • refer,
  • Decretal,
  • Latitat,
  • enlistment.

Paraphrases for Summons:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    calls.
  • Noun, plural
    invitations, writs, calls.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    writ, invitation.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    calls.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    citations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    citation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    communications.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Recalls, drops, pulls.
  • Noun, plural
    Telecommunications, prosecutions, notices, commendations, assignments, Summaries, congregations, warnings, offences, warrants, Appointments, appearances, demands, mentions, Hearings, gatherings, mandates, counts, Hybrids, quotes, charters, Charges, passages, tickets, meetings, convening, communications.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    summation, quote, assignment.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    necessitates, encourages, sends, convenes, asks, urges, entails, observes, hosts, reiterates, reminds, involves, requires, implies, evokes, engages, finds, warrants, brings, holds, demands, Recalls.

• Other Related

  • Noun, plural
    sums, quotations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    summoning, convocation, convening, quotation, commendation, sum.

Hypernym for Summons:

• n.

  • communication
    call up.

Hyponym for Summons:

• n.

  • communication
    order, invitation.