summons

Idioma: es

🇺🇸 /ˈsʌmənz/

📖 Definiciones

noun
citación judicial; citación; citación judicial; citación

EN: An official order issued by a court or other authority requiring a person to appear at a specified place and time, especially to attend court as a party or witness.; A formal call or demand for someone to be present or to do something; a summoning.; A written order directing a person to appear before a court or judicial officer to answer a charge or complaint.; In British English, a written order from a court requiring a person to appear to answer a minor criminal charge, as distinct from an arrest warrant.
verb
citación; convocar

EN: To serve someone with a summons; to cite someone to appear in court.; To call upon someone to come or be present; to summon (archaic or literary usage).

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

contable Plural: summonses 3.ª pers. sing.: summonses Pasado: summonsed Participio pasado: summonsed Participio presente: summonsing

Colocaciones

issue a summonsserve a summonsreceive a summonscourt summonssummons to appearwrit of summons

Derivados

summonsummonersummonable

Sinónimos

writsubpoenacitationmandatecall

Palabras confundidas

summon

EN: 'Summon' is a verb meaning to call or order someone to appear; 'summons' is primarily a noun (the legal document itself) or a verb meaning to serve someone with a summons.

es: 'Summon' es un verbo que significa llamar o ordenar a alguien que comparezca; 'summons' es principalmente un sustantivo (el documento legal en sí) o un verbo que significa notificar a alguien con una citación judicial.

subpoena

EN: 'Subpoena' specifically compels a witness to testify or produce evidence; 'summons' more broadly orders a party to appear in court to answer a complaint.

es: 'Subpoena' obliga específicamente a un testigo a declarar o presentar pruebas; 'summons' ordena más ampliamente a una parte comparecer en la corte para responder a una demanda.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: The singular noun is 'summons' (not 'summon'), and the plural is 'summonses' (not 'summons'). A very common error is treating 'summons' as already plural and writing 'a summon' for the singular.

es: El sustantivo singular es 'summons' (no 'summon'), y el plural es 'summonses' (no 'summons'). Un error muy común es tratar 'summons' como ya plural y escribir 'a summon' para el singular.

💬 Ejemplos

The witness received a summons to appear in court on Monday.

El testigo recibió una citación para comparecer en el tribunal el lunes.
The king's summons required all nobles to attend the assembly.

La citación del rey requería la asistencia de todos los nobles a la asamblea.
A summons was served on the defendant for breach of contract.

Se notificó al demandado la citación por incumplimiento de contrato.
He was issued a summons for speeding rather than being arrested.

Lo citaron por exceso de velocidad en lugar de arrestarlo.
The court summoned the suspect to appear before the judge.

El tribunal citó al sospechoso para comparecer ante el juez.
The general summoned his officers to the war council.

El general convocó a sus oficiales al consejo de guerra.