writ of summons

noun phrase

: a writ issued on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament

Examples of writ of summons in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of writ of summons was in 1660

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“Writ of summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20summons. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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