writ of summons
noun phrase
: a writ issued on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament
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Petition for Discipline The petition says two days after the shooting, on March 3, the attorney filed a writ of summons on behalf of Siderio and presented himself as Siderio’s attorney.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Writ of summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20summons. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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