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assemble -bled -bling vt : to bring or summon together into a group esp. in a particular place for a particular purpose vi : to come or meet together in a group often formally or for a common purpose [the right of the people peaceably to "U.S. Constitution amend. I"] ...
cite
cite cit·ed cit·ing [Latin citare to rouse, call on, summon] 1 : to demand the appearance of in court : serve with a citation [had been cited for contempt] [you are hereby cited to show cause in the Probate Court] 2 : to quote or refer to as a precedent or authority [the plaintiff s several cases for the proposition] ...
letter
letter 1 : a direct written statement addressed to an individual or organization ;broadly : an official communication see also counterletter determination letter : a letter from an administrative agency (as the Internal Revenue Service) usually in response to a request in which a determination, decision, or ruling (as whether an organization qualifies as charitable) is made information letter : a letter from an administrative agency usually in response to a request that provides information and esp. that simply calls attention to an interpretation or principle of law letter of intent : a letter in which the intention to enter into a formal agreement (as a contract) or to take some specified action is stated letter ro·ga·to·ry [-rō-gə-tȯr-ē] [probably partial translation of Medieval Latin littera rogatoria letter of request] : a formal written request by a court to a court in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and examine a witness in accordance...
summons
summons pl: sum·mons·es [-mən-zəz] : a written notification that one is required to appear in court: as a : a document in a civil suit that is issued by an authorized judicial officer (as a clerk of court) and delivered to a plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney for service on the defendant and that notifies the defendant that he or she must appear and defend (as by filing an answer) within a specified time or a default judgment will be rendered for the plaintiff b : a document that summons a defendant to appear before a court to answer a minor criminal charge and that is issued in lieu of a warrant for arrest by an authorized judicial officer (as a magistrate) upon request of a prosecuting attorney c : a notification to appear for jury service d : a notification to appear as a witness see also john doe summons, service compare subpoena vt sum·monsed [-mənzd] sum·mons·ing [-mən-zi] : summon ;esp : to bring into court by a summons ...
venire facias
venire facias [Medieval Latin venire facias (juratores or juratam) may you cause (the jurors or the jury) to come (words used in the writ)] : a writ ordering a sheriff to summon a jury ...
voucher
voucher [Anglo-French, summoning of a person to guarantee title, from voucher to summon] 1 : a documentary record of a business transaction 2 : a written affidavit or authorization 3 : a form or check indicating a credit against future purchases or expenditures ...
Beckon
To make a significant sign to hence to summon as by a motion of the hand...
Call
To command or request to come or be present to summon as to call a servant...
Calling
The act of one who calls a crying aloud esp in order to summon or to attact the attention of some one...
Cite
To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear as before a court to summon...
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