Tra từ summons - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sum·mons [summons summonses summonsed summonsing] noun, verb BrE [ˈsʌmənz] NAmE [ˈsʌmənz]
noun (pl. sum·monsesBrE [ˈsʌmənzɪz] ; NAmE [ˈsʌmənzɪz] )
1. (NAmE also cit·ation)an order to appear in court
•to issue a summons against sb
•The police have been unable to serve a summons on him.
•She received a summons to appear in court the following week.
2. an order to come and see sb
•to obey a royal summons

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.

Example Bank:
•He received a summons to appear before the committee.
•Her neighbours took out a summons against her for noise nuisance.
•I received an urgent summons to her office.
•I stayed at home that night awaiting her summons.
•She received a summons to appear in court.
•She responded immediately to the summons from her boss.
•She was ready when the summons came.
•The landlord issued a summons against her for non-payment of rent.
•The summons can be served on either of the partners in the business.

verb
to order sb to appear in court
Syn: ↑summon
•~ sb (for sth) She was summonsed for speeding.
•~ sb to do sth He was summonsed to appear in court.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.

Example Bank:
•The police summonsed him for speeding.

See also: ↑citation