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2 Translation results for summons in Spanish

noun | verb

summons noun

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summonses
citación, citatorio; llamada, llamamiento

Example sentences of
summons noun

  • •The judge issued a summons.
  • •He received a royal summons.
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Synonyms of
summons noun

call, subpoena

summon verb

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summoned, has summoned, is summoning, summons
convocar (una reunión, etc.), llamar (a una persona); citar (en derecho)

Example sentences of
summon verb

  • •The queen summoned him back to the palace.
  • •without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
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Synonyms of
summon verb

call, cite, convoke, convene, muster, send for

Detailed synonyms for summon verb

Summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster, send for significan exigir la presencia de algo o alguien.
  • Summon indica el ejercicio de autoridad y puede indicar un mandato, una orden imperativa o urgencia <summoned by the court as a witness>.
  • Call puede usarse menos formalmente y menos enfáticamente en lugar de summon <the president called the legislature back for a special session>.
  • Cite indica el llamar a una corte, normalmente para responder a un cargo <cited for drunken driving>.
  • Convoke indica un llamado a reunirse, especialmente con fines deliberativos o legislativos <convoked an assembly of the world's leading botanists>.
  • Convene es un poco menos formal o enfático que convoke <convened the meeting at 3:00>.
  • Muster connota el llamar un número de cosas que forman un grupo con el fin de exhibirlas o usarlas en conjunto para algún propósito <mustered the troops for an inspection>.
  • Send for significa pedir que venga por medio de un mensaje <they sent for a doctor>.
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Reverse translation for summons

citación  - summons, subpoena 
citatorio  - subpoena 
llamada  - call 
llamamiento  - call, appeal 
convocar  (una reunión, etc.) - to convoke, to call together 
llamar  (a una persona) - to name, to call, to call, to summon, to phone, to call up 
citar  (en derecho) - to quote, to cite, to make an appointment with, to summon (to court), to subpoena 
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