| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subpoena |
| Synonyms: | call, citation, notification, process, requisition, writ |
| Main Entry: | summon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to a place |
| Synonyms: | arouse, ask, assemble, beckon, beep, bid, call, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call into action, call together, call upon, charge, cite, command, conjure, convene, convoke, direct, draft, draw on, enjoin, gather, hail, invite, invoke, mobilize, motion, muster, order, petition, rally, recall, request, ring, rouse, send for, sign, signal, subpoena, toll |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, send away |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legislative document |
| Synonyms: | amendment, announcement, bill, clause, code, commitment, decree, edict, enactment, judgment, law, measure, order, ordinance, resolution, statute, subpoena, summons, verdict, warrant, writ |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | arraignment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accusation |
| Synonyms: | bill of indictment, charge, citation, denunciation, impeachment, indictment, prosecution, summons, trial |
| Antonyms: | acquittal |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offering of money or services |
| Synonyms: | advance, amount, declaration, feeler, hit, invitation, offer, pass, price, proffer, proposal, proposition, request, submission, suggestion, sum, summons, tender |
| Main Entry: | bidding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command |
| Synonyms: | behest, call, charge, demand, dictate, direction, injunction, instruction, invitation, mandate, order, request, summons, word |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demand, announcement |
| Synonyms: | appeal, bidding, command, invitation, notice, order, plea, proposal, request, solicitation, subpoena, summons, supplication, visit |
| Main Entry: | citation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award |
| Synonyms: | bidding, charge, commendation, encomium, mention, panegyric, reward, salutation, summons, tribute |
| Antonyms: | demerit |