Thesaurus results for SUMMONSES

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 All of them were issued summonses for disorderly conduct and released. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 They were eventually arrested and are expected to be issued summonses and released. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 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

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Noun

The estimate is the science, the multiple the business warrants is the art.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Former members of Parliament The report also highlights Antoine and Cassy, former lawmakers who were the subject of warrants by the Haitian national police.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of warrants

Noun

And the Civilian Oversight Commission filed suit against the department in June for declining to provide certain records related to three cases of use of force the commission issued subpoenas for in February 2025.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Grassley has said subpoenas for 87 White House phones yielded communications involving 44 lawmakers, including the timing and contents of personal conversations, not just phone tolls.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of subpoenas

Noun

This allows Vestas to standardize its construction processes, lower costs, and reduce defects.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
In Finance Give agentic AI fragmented data, inconsistent processes or unclear ownership, and those weaknesses become part of how the technology operates.

— Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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