law an official demand to appear in a law court(法庭的)傳喚,傳訊,傳票
He was given/served with a summons to appear in court.他被傳喚出庭。
Mr Clarke's insurance company had issued a summons for unpaid mortgage repayments.克拉克先生的保險公司已就未償還的按揭貸款提起訴訟。
formal an order to come and see someone命令;召喚
They sat there as if they were waiting for some sort of summons.他們坐在那裏,仿佛是在等待召喚。