summons
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a request to be present
they came at his bidding
Types & categories
- invitation hypernym
Related & opposite
- invite derivation
Sense 2 verb
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- summons derivation
Sense 4 noun
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
Types & categories
- writ hypernym
- citation hyponym
- process of monition hyponym
- ticket hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | invite |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | invitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | process |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | citation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | summons |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | send for |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vouch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | demand |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | summons |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | order |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | call up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | summons |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | swear out |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | action |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | writ |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | citation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | process of monition |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ticket |