Definition for writ of summons - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	writ of summons (writ of sum\|mons) noun Law (in England and Wales) a writ by which an action is started in the High Court.		More words in this category belligerent bench complicity compound 1 concert disbursement free pardon House of Lords in re indictment judicature legitimize patricide recess remand reply rogue state sheriff supervision order void Nearby Words wristband wristguard wristlet wristwatch wristwork wristy writ ¹ writ ² writ of execution writ of summons write write-back write-down write-in write-off write-once write-protect write-up writer