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Nouns (5)

n. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

n. a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"

n. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

Verbs (3)

summon, summons, cite

v. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

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Fuzzynyms (14)

command, bid, bidding, dictation

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

beck

n. a beckoning gesture

call

n. a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

challenge

n. a call to engage in a contest or fight

indictment

n. an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

quotation

n. a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

subpoena

v. serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

stipulate

v. make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

test

v. undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

confront

v. be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

seek

v. inquire for; "seek directions from a local"

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