"summon" meaning in English

See summon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsʌmən/ Audio: en-us-summon.ogg [US] Forms: summon [canonical], summons [third-person, singular], summoned [past], summoned [past, participle], summoning [present, participle]
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  1. If you summon someone, you call on him to appear before you.
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  2. If a police officer or other law enforcement official summons a person, he is accusing him of a crime but not arresting him, and instead demanding he appear in court to respond to the accusation.
    Sense id: simple-summon-en-verb-~y3VkRfV Categories (other): Law
     
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