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      summonses
      noun
      a writ issued by authority of law
      an order to appear in person at a given place and time
      a request to be present
      verb
      call in an official matter, such as to attend court
      Roots
      subsum- · Latin · secretly, undermoneo-mon · Latin · warn, remind
      Words related to summonses
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