Example usage
An originating summons is different to the kind of summons that relates to an individual.
noun
A summons that sets out the questions the court is being asked to settle. When the facts in a case are not disputed, but the interpretation of the law or of the documents needs to be resolved, an originating summons is prepared.
An originating summons is different to the kind of summons that relates to an individual.
An order by a court that a person attend at a particular court at a stated time on a particular date.
A type of writ used to start a civil case in the High Court. This has been known as a 'claim form' since April 1999.
Source: Plain English Campaign