Thesaurus results for SUMMONSES

summonses

noun

plural of summons

as in warrants

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court if you ignore a court summons, you will be fined

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Recent Examples of summonses Offenses like blowing red lights or running stop signs are currently handled via civil summonses. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Forty-one people were issued criminal court summonses, according to police. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 13 June 2026 Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Police said 10 people in the area around the parade were arrested and three others were issued summonses, on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to felony assault. — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

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Noun

The Court did not completely strike down the use of geofence warrants, instead sending the matter back to the Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether these warrants are actually constitutional violations.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
On Tuesday, officials issued warrants for Outen-Fleming and 16-year-old Kaiseem Smith, who was also allegedly involved in the shooting death.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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In that case, the city issued 22 subpoenas to financial and social media companies seeking information regarding the two instructors and their associates, according to court documents.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Federal agents have sent administrative subpoenas to email and social media platforms to find out the identities of people who have posted about ICE anonymously.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 1 July 2026

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While quantum computers remain under development, quantum sensors are already being used to measure physical processes with a level of precision that conventional instruments often struggle to achieve.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.

— Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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