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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 Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Offenses like blowing red lights or running stop signs are currently handled via civil summonses. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 25 June 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

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Treating Israel’s military response and Hamas’ actions as morally equivalent—as the warrants effectively did—was a profound miscarriage of justice against a democracy fighting a defensive war under difficult urban conditions.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Police officers removed the handcuffs from the man’s wrist and notified ICE after a records check found no outstanding warrants on him, the agency said in a statement.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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The subpoenas were withdrawn after the news organizations challenged them.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Black testified Epstein was not involved with crafting any NDAs, and, after more back and forth over whether Black could discuss the agreements, Ashworth served Black with subpoenas for his NDAs and for testimony.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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