summons
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/ˈsʌmənz/
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/ˈsʌmənz/
A legal paper telling someone they must go to court.
The legal summons demanded his immediate appearance in court regarding the unresolved traffic violation.
這張法律傳票要求他就未解決的交通違規問題立即出庭。
A message asking someone to come to a place.
In response to the urgent summons, she promptly left for her aunt's countryside house.
接到緊急召喚後,她立即動身前往姑姑的鄉間住所。
To officially tell someone they must come to court.
The court summonsed the witness to provide testimony in the ongoing criminal case.
法院傳喚證人在正在進行的刑事案件中作證。