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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
summons/ˈsʌmənz/

▶noun (pl. summonses)

1 an order to appear in a law court.

2 an act of summoning.

▶verb chiefly Law serve with a summons.

– origin ME: from OFr. sumunse, from an alt. of L. summonita, fem. past part. of summonere (see summon).

'summons' also found in these Oxford entries:

ban - call - citation - convention - fiery cross - process - serve

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