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summons: see procedure procedure, in law, the rules that govern the obtaining of legal redress. This article deals only with civil procedure in Anglo-American law (for criminal procedure, see criminal law ). ..... Click the link for more information. . summonsIn law, written notification that one is required to appear in court. In civil (noncriminal) cases, it notifies a defendant that he or she must appear and defend (e.g., by filing an answer) within a specified time or a default judgment will be rendered for the plaintiff. The summons is also used in cases involving minor criminal offenses (e.g., traffic violations) to call defendants to appear and answer to charges against them. See also subpoena. summons 1. a. an official order requiring a person to attend court, either to answer a charge or to give evidence b. the writ making such an order 2. a call or command given to the members of an assembly to convene a meeting How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Counsel explained that the relevant inquiry was whether the summonsed information was P's return information. 1997), the magistrate concluded that the summonses had at least one legitimate purpose--helping the IRS determine Caltex's liability--and that the summonsed information was relevant to the audit because Caltex used the ITMS/FTMS program to calculate foreign tax credits. |
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