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 Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 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

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Noun

At least two of the eight trespassers had active arrest warrants at the time of their breaches.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The woman was taken into custody on multiple outstanding warrants, and a man was arrested for trespassing, Chartrand said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

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The subpoenas provide further evidence that the GTA 6 leaks are real, and that Take-Two is trying to crack down, forcing online platforms to scrub the information.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
The ruling upheld the January district court decision that first quashed the subpoenas.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of subpoenas

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And the government reshuffles in Kyiv, as well as major anti-government protests, show that civil society and democratic processes are still alive and well in Ukraine.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Sleep is when the brain consolidates memory, recalibrates stress and immune signaling and supports other restorative processes.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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