Definition of summons

• v. - The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
• v. - A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.
• v. - A demand to surrender.
• v. t. - To summon.