summons to surrender

  • 1summons — /sum euhnz/, n., pl. summonses, v. n. 1. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. 2. a request, demand, or call to do something: a summons to surrender. 3. Law. a. a call or citation by authority to appear before a… …

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  • 2summons — sum•mons [[t]ˈsʌm ənz[/t]] n. pl. mons•es, 1) a command, message, or signal by which one is summoned 2) law a) a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer b) the writ by which the call is made 3) an… …

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  • 3summons — /ˈsʌmənz / (say sumuhnz) noun (plural summonses) 1. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. 2. a call to do something: a summons to surrender. 3. Law a notice calling on a person to appear before a court for a… …

  • 4Summons — Sum mons, n.; pl. {Summonses}. [OE. somouns, OF. sumunse, semonse, semonce, F. semonce, semondre to summon, OF. p. p. semons. See {Summon}, v.] 1. The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place… …

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  • 5Surrender — Sur*ren der, v. i. To give up one s self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons. [1913 Webster] …

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