summons
/ˈsʌ.mənz/ noun C1- A call to do something, especially to come.
- A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
- A demand for surrender.
Plural summonses
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He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons.
“Death” immediately appeared in answer to his summons and asked for what reason he had called him.
At my summons, instead of the man of violence whom we expected, a very old and wrinkled woman hobbled into the apartment.
A summons, a bogus appointment, and all would be over.
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