writ of summons
noun phrase
1
: a writ issued on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament
2
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The fine print: Lawyers for the family filed a writ of summons providing notice of the lawsuit back in January.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Petition for Discipline The petition says two days after the shooting, on March 3, the attorney filed a writ of summons on behalf of Siderio and presented himself as Siderio’s attorney.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Petition for Discipline The petition says two days after the shooting, on March 3, the attorney filed a writ of summons on behalf of Siderio and presented himself as Siderio’s attorney.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Writ of summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20summons. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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