Term: summons: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: external iliac artery: the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: monocot genus: genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: thrall: someone held in bondage
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: marseille: strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: oarsman: someone who rows a boat
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: simple fruit: an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: split infinitive: an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: bungler: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: plastic laminate: a laminate made by bonding plastic layers
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: chromatography: a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency