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Recent Examples of summonses
Forty-one people were issued criminal court summonses, according to police.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 13 June 2026
The predictable result is that hourly workers and lower-income residents seek hardship exemptions, fail to appear or struggle to comply with summonses altogether, while jury pools increasingly skew toward retirees and salaried workers who can more easily absorb the cost.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
There were 15 arrested and another 41 were given criminal court summonses.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Fifty-six people were taken into custody, police said, including 15 who were arrested and 41 who were released with criminal summonses.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 13 June 2026
The predictable result is that hourly workers and lower-income residents seek hardship exemptions, fail to appear or struggle to comply with summonses altogether, while jury pools increasingly skew toward retirees and salaried workers who can more easily absorb the cost.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
There were 15 arrested and another 41 were given criminal court summonses.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Fifty-six people were taken into custody, police said, including 15 who were arrested and 41 who were released with criminal summonses.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summonses
Noun
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Police said warrants were obtained for all seven suspects, along with search warrants for their homes.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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Prosecutors need to present the complete record and argue risk, judges must evaluate it, probation departments must accurately report supervision status, and law enforcement must ensure warrants and holds are properly entered and actionable.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Justice Department declined to comment on the criminal subpoenas or any related investigation.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Boasberg's initial ruling had found that although a prosecutor ought generally to be allowed to issue grand jury subpoenas on minimal suspicion, evidence that those subpoenas might be part of a campaign of political harassment raised the bar for allowing an investigation to proceed.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The only opposition came from James Eadie, a licensed pyrotechnic operator, who said hobby rocket users could have difficulty complying with the bill because many local governments do not have permitting processes for storing small quantities of rocket motors.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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While everybody constantly loses fluids through breathing, sweating and other normal bodily processes, someone who is very active – such as a construction worker, landscaper or endurance athlete – can experience significantly more fluid loss than the average person.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Summonses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summonses. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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