summons
Collocations
18(noun.) order to go somewhere
ADJ
peremptory, urgent | royal
VERB + SUMMONS
send (out)
await, expect
He was nervously expecting a summons from the court about the accident.
get, hear, receive | answer, obey, respond to | ignore
SUMMONS + VERB
come
The emergency summons came just as the hospital was closing for the night.
PREP
~ from
He couldn't ignore the summons from the court, so he attended the hearing.
~ to
He answered the summons to the police station and arrived within an hour.
PHRASES
in answer to a summons
The doctor came quickly in answer to the patient's summons for help.
(noun.) order to go to a court of law
ADJ
court | private | witness
VERB + SUMMONS
issue, take out
deliver, present (sb with), serve (sb with)
The lawyer delivered a summons to the defendant at his home yesterday.
PREP
~ against
The company issued a summons against the former employee for breaching the contract.
~ for