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  • verb Present participle of summons.

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Examples

  • Finance, economic affairs and tourism MEC GH Akharwaray in a statement sent to Sapa on Wednesday said the court would operate much like a tribunal, with powers such as summonsing persons to appear before it, issuing orders that aimed to prevent unfair business practises and imposing fines.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • "It is only going to function if the technology works; we have dynamic scheduling technology, summonsing and calling technology."

    How University College Hospitals revamped their mobile communications 2011

  • I expressed myself in moderate terms while criminal proceedings were under way, but summonsing her under the Fraud Act 2006 always looked dodgy - it's difficult to see how you can really call a school place property.

    Mrinal Patel case dropped 2009

  • I expressed myself in moderate terms while criminal proceedings were under way, but summonsing her under the Fraud Act 2006 always looked dodgy - it's difficult to see how you can really call a school place property.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • The jury system, the way We the People control the judicial branch, would collapse and be unrepresentative without jury summonsing.

    Anatomy of the Murder of Democracy 2008

  • A new shift of workers should do this to prevent fatigue, using the jury summonsing process as needed (or a parallel poll worker summonsing process) to draft any extras needed.

    Anatomy of the Murder of Democracy 2008

  • Ralane cited the possibility of summonsing the MECs, but said he would first give them a chance to explain their absence.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • Fagan said the number of awaiting-trial prisoners could be reduced through measures like summonsing people to appear in court instead of arresting them, increased use of admission-of-guilt fines, and more plea bargaining in all kinds of cases.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • If it is not satisfied it will consider summonsing Mr. Leon.

    ANC TO CALL DA LEADERSHIP TO SCOPA 2002

  • It is seldom the media which generate the news in Parliament, except for the odd recorded case of fracas in the Press Gallery or the Lobby, or celebrated Budget leaks leading to inquiry and even summonsing of journalists as has happened in years gone by in South

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

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