summonses

noun

plural of summons
as in warrants
a written notice ordering a person to appear in court if you ignore a court summons, you will be fined

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Recent Examples of summonses Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 This is the same genius who just a few months ago gave all these scooter riders the freedom to go down one-way streets the wrong way, not having to stop for red lights or stop signs, by forbidding police from writing criminal summonses to them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ended the practice of issuing criminal summonses to e-bike riders for minor infractions this year. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Police said 10 people in the area around the parade were arrested and three others were issued summonses, on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to felony assault. — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Forty-one people were issued criminal court summonses, according to police. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summonses
  1. warrants
  2. subpoenas
  3. processes
Noun
  • The warrants were canceled a day later following an arraignment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And besides, 17-year-old Brian Madjo’s captivating performance in the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday warrants another opportunity.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of warrants
Noun
  • The rep, the filing says, was later told by the Secret Service that the agency could not accept the subpoenas.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As Black and his team left the room, the committee’s general counsel issued subpoenas for his return.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of subpoenas
Noun
  • Webb’s infrared vision is particularly useful here because infrared light can penetrate dust that blocks much of the visible light, giving astronomers a better look at the processes taking place inside stellar nurseries.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Legal experts assert the President cannot unilaterally redefine constitutional rights or circumvent Supreme Court decisions, urging him to accept the ruling and pursue lawful legislative or amendment processes instead of executive improvisation.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of processes

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