summon

herbeirufen, vorladen

Jemanden auffordern oder bitten, an einen bestimmten Ort zu kommen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: summon someone to somewhere (The manager summoned me to her office.); summon someone to do something (The guards were summoned to assist the visitors.)

Synonyme: call, send for

Gegenteile: dismiss

Häufige Wendungen: summon someone, summon a doctor, summon someone to something

gerichtlich vorladen

Eine Person, der ein Gesetzesverstoß vorgeworfen wird, offiziell zum Erscheinen vor Gericht auffordern.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: summon someone for something (Police summoned him for driving without insurance.); summon someone to appear (She was summoned to appear before a judge.)

Synonyme: summons, cite

Häufige Wendungen: summon someone to court, summon someone for something

mit einem Bußgeld belegen

Jemandem wegen eines Gesetzesverstoßes ein Bußgeld auferlegen oder einen amtlichen Strafbescheid ausstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: summon someone for something (The officer summoned the driver for illegal parking.)

Synonyme: fine, ticket

Häufige Wendungen: summon a driver, summon someone for something

Bußgeld

Ein Geldbetrag, den man als Strafe für einen Gesetzesverstoß zahlen muss.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: fine, penalty

Häufige Wendungen: parking summon, pay a summon, traffic summon