Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "summons" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Dbpedia Language

english language

Derived Terms

alias summons originating summons pluries summons writ of summons

Derived From

summon

Inflected/Variant Forms

summon

Context

law legal military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

call invitation judicial writ notice order send for writ

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

alias summons originating summons pluries summons subpoena ad respondendum subpoena ad testificandum subpoena duces tecum

Type Of (IsA)

book legal form order writ

Related Terms

appear call come court defendant demand juror notice serve summon summoning surrender witness

Synonym Network

allocate allot allotment appeal appointment assign assignment bidding earmark summon summoning

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.