noun
    
    plural -monses
    
    law :an official order to appear in a court of law [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :an official order to appear at a particular place
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -monses; -monsed; -monsing
    
    [+ obj] law :to order (someone) to appear in a court of law :summon
    
    usually used as (be) summonsed