summon

convoquer, faire venir

Demander ou ordonner à quelqu’un de venir à un endroit précis.

En anglais simple : To order or ask someone to come to a particular place.

• They summoned a doctor.
• The headteacher summoned both parents to a meeting.
• Why have we been summoned here?

Comment l'utiliser : summon someone to somewhere (The manager summoned me to her office.); summon someone to do something (The guards were summoned to assist the visitors.)

Synonymes : call, send for

Contraires : dismiss

Expressions courantes : summon someone, summon a doctor, summon someone to something

citer en justice

Ordonner officiellement à une personne accusée d’avoir enfreint la loi de se présenter au tribunal.

En anglais simple : To officially order someone accused of breaking the law to appear in court.

• Police summoned the driver to court.
• He was summoned for failing to pay the fine.
• The accused will be summoned to appear next month.

Comment l'utiliser : summon someone for something (Police summoned him for driving without insurance.); summon someone to appear (She was summoned to appear before a judge.)

Synonymes : summons, cite

Expressions courantes : summon someone to court, summon someone for something

verbaliser

Infliger une amende ou remettre un avis officiel de sanction pour une infraction à la loi.

En anglais simple : To give someone a fine or an official notice of a penalty for breaking the law.

• The officer summoned the driver.
• Police summoned several motorists for speeding.
• She was summoned for parking beside a fire hydrant.

Comment l'utiliser : summon someone for something (The officer summoned the driver for illegal parking.)

Synonymes : fine, ticket

Expressions courantes : summon a driver, summon someone for something

amende

Somme d’argent à payer comme sanction pour avoir enfreint une loi.

En anglais simple : An amount of money you must pay as punishment for breaking a law.

• He paid the parking summon.
• I received a summon for driving too fast.
• Several unpaid summons had arrived at her old address.

Synonymes : fine, penalty

Expressions courantes : parking summon, pay a summon, traffic summon