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Pronunciation / Transliteration: see-ta-syon
"Recibió una citación para comparecer ante el tribunal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A legal document issued by a court ordering a person to appear in court.
"He received a summons to appear as a witness in the trial." - 2
An urgent call to someone to take action.
"The summons to join the emergency meeting was unexpected."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'summons' originates from the Middle English 'somons', derived from the Old French 'somon', which in turn comes from the Latin 'summonere', meaning 'to call together'. The term has evolved to denote a legal document that orders an individual to appear in court.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Summons" is said worldwide
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assignation
Transliteration: a-zee-na-syon
"Il a reçu une assignation à comparaître devant le tribunal."
Vorladung
Transliteration: for-la-doong
"Er erhielt eine Vorladung, um als Zeuge auszusagen."
citazione
Transliteration: chee-ta-tsyo-ne
"Ha ricevuto una citazione per testimoniare in tribunale."
citación
Transliteration: see-ta-syon
"Recibió una citación para comparecer ante el tribunal."
citação
Transliteration: see-ta-sao
"Ele recebeu uma citação para comparecer ao tribunal."
समन
Transliteration: saman
"उन्हें अदालत में उपस्थित होने के लिए समन मिला।"
传票
Transliteration: chuán piào
"他收到了出庭的传票。"
소환장
Transliteration: so-hwan-jang
"그는 법원에 출석하라는 소환장을 받았다."
召喚状
Transliteration: shoukanjou
"彼は法廷に出廷するよう召喚状を受け取った。"
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