present participle of summon

The act by which somebody is summoned.

plural of summoning

(transitive) To call people together; to convene. / (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for. / To order (goods) and have delivered / (transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.

(video games) A creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding. / call, command, order

(Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.

(transitive, Malaysia, colloquial, slang) To impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof.

simple past tense and past participle of summon

One who summons or evokes, particularly in legal contexts. / (historical) An apparitor; An officer of an ecclesiastical court whose job it was to deliver a summons to an offending member of the diocese.

A call to do something, especially to come. / (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness. / (military) A demand for surrender.