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• writ of summons — ➔ summons1 * * * writ of summons UK US noun [C] (plural writs of summons) ► LAW an official order for someone to appear in a court of law when they have been accused of committing an offence against someone: »The civil action was heard in the… …   Financial and business terms

• writ of summons — index citation (charge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• writ of summons — Form of written notice prepared by the Plaintiff which is registered at the appropriate Court Registry, giving notice to the defendants that a legal action has been commenced against them and containing details of the Plaintiff s claims.… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• Writ of summons — A Writ of Summons may be* Writ of summons a writ that enables a peer to sit in Parliament. * A Writ of summons is a document instituting legal proceedings, see Summons …   Wikipedia

• writ of summons — writ′ of sum′mons n. lawg a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

• writ of summons — The writ by which, under the English judicature acts, all actions are commenced. See summons …   Black's law dictionary

• writ of summons — a writ issued by the clerk of the crown on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament * * * Law. a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint. [1835 45] …   Useful english dictionary

• writ of summons — See summons …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• writ of summons — Date: 1660 a writ issued on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• writ of summons — Law. a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint. [1835 45] * * * …   Universalium

• Writ of summons — Writs were issued by the king to summon tenants in chief and others of the baronage to attend parliament on a specified day. Some received regular summonses to each parliament; others received only one. In time the summonses were issued to some… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases