🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

召喚状

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shoukanjou

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Summons/ˈsʌm.ənz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は法廷に出廷するよう召喚状を受け取った。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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