summoned
Americanadjective
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having been called on, called forward, or ordered to come, especially for a specific purpose or to a specific place, such as a court of law.
The officers are responsible for presenting the summoned person immediately to a judge.
The summoned experts congratulated one another on the prosperity and soundness of the business—just one month before the crisis erupted.
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having been called forth by magic, as from a supernatural or demoniac realm.
This scrap of parchment suggests that the queen spider is a summoned creature who has been trapped in the cave by a magical symbol painted on the wall.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unsummoned adjective
Etymology
Origin of summoned
Example Sentences
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We all make mistakes, but few of us are chided by the president of the United States or summoned to testify before a congressional committee as a result.
When summoned to testify before the House committee this month, she declined to answer questions, citing her constitutional right against self-incrimination.
From BBC
The filings were released after D4vd's family were summoned by a California court to testify before the grand jury.
From BBC
Canada has summoned senior leadership from OpenAI to Ottawa to explain the company's decision not to report suspicious online activity by an individual who later killed eight people this month.
From Barron's
Saeed Habiba, the head of Iran’s Student Affairs Organization, said universities won’t tolerate what he called obscenities and illegal acts and that some students have been summoned and charged with unspecified offenses.
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