summons

Example Sentences

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In August 2018, Smyth received a summons from Hampshire Police to return to England for questioning, under the threat of extradition.

From BBC

The representative didn’t take questions from the assembled journalists, including about which news articles may have prompted the summons.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mother Joy burst into tears when told of Robin's international summons.

From BBC

"There's been absolutely no summons sent to me, there's no charge sheet, I've had no correspondence from them - I'm not difficult to find, I'm a parliamentarian."

From BBC

There has been a downward trend in the amount of victim-based offences resulting in a charge or summons across England and Wales, according to UK government data.

From BBC