writ of summons


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writ of summons

n.pl.writs of summons
A writ directing a person to appear in court to answer a complaint.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

writ′ of sum′mons


n.
a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint.
[1835–45]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.


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