Example usage
I have received a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket.
Noun
An order by a court that a person attend at a particular court at a stated time on a particular date.
I have received a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket.
A summons to appear in court to disclose (reveal) income and assets under oath because a judgement debtor has failed to pay the judgement debt.
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