Synonyms for summons
ˈsʌm ənzsum·mons

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1. bidding, summonsnoun

   a request to be present

   "they came at his bidding"

   Synonyms:
   command, bid, bidding, process, dictation

2. summonsnoun

   an order to appear in person at a given place and time

   Synonyms:
   bidding, process

3. summons, processverb

   a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

   Synonyms:
   process, bidding, unconscious process, cognitive operation, cognitive process, operation, procedure, mental process, physical process, outgrowth, appendage

4. summon, summons, citeverb

   call in an official matter, such as to attend court

   Synonyms:
   abduce, summon, muster up, reference, marshal, bring up, mention, name, advert, come up, muster, mobilise, quote, mobilize, cite, refer, adduce, rally

Matched Categories

1. • Invitation
   • Order

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1. summonsnoun

   Synonyms:
   citation, official call or notice

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1. List of paraphrases for "summons":

   summonses, subpoena, convening, subpoenas, citation, quotation, convocation, writ, citations

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1. John Paul II:

   Freedom is not only a gift but also a summons to personal responsibility, the preservation of freedom calls for the cultivation of virtue, self-discipline, sacrifice for the common good, and a sense of responsibility towards the less fortunate. It also demands the courage to engage in civic life and to bring one’s deepest beliefs and values to reasoned public debate.

2. Justin Moore:

   There are no winners today obviously, this presents a great issue for parents in the state of Texas. They don't know how to proceed when they have a child put in this condition as Payton Summons has been put in. So I believe our fight is going to continue on in order to carve out some real narrow language in the law to provide courts, lawyers and parents guidance because that's what they need in times like this.

3. John Dryden:

   All human things are subject to decay,And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obeyThis Flecknoe found, who like Augustus youngWas call'd to empire, and had govern'd longIn prose and verse, was own'd, without disputeThrough all the realms of nonsense, absolute.

4. Proverb:

   Keep women far away from song, because it is a summons to adultery #VoiceRaisedOnWomensDay

5. Gwen Carr:

   If Eric Garner was a white man in Suffolk County doing the same thing that he was doing -- even if he would have been caught selling cigarettes that day -- they would have given him a summons and he wouldn't have lost his life that day, i believe that 100 percent.