- (v.) The act of summoning; a call by authority or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named or to attend to some duty.
- (v.t.) To summon.
- (v.) A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness or the like.
- (v.) A demand to surrender.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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