nonsummons

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mode in which a tenant or defendant in a real action pleaded, when the summons which followed the original was not served within the proper time.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nonsummons.wav

Word forms

nonsummons

Etymology

From non- + summons.

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