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Pronunciation / Transliteration: see-ta-sao
"Ele recebeu uma citação para comparecer ao 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
Derived from Old French 'summonse', stemming from the Vulgar Latin *summonere (to remind privately, to summon), combining sub- (from below) and monere (to warn). It entered Middle English in the 14th century via Anglo-Norman legal terminology, shifting from a general call to action to a formal court order.
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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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