summon

呼び出す、召集する

人に特定の場所へ来るよう頼んだり命じたりすること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： summon someone to somewhere (The manager summoned me to her office.); summon someone to do something (The guards were summoned to assist the visitors.)

類義語： call, send for

反対語： dismiss

よく使う表現： summon someone, summon a doctor, summon someone to something

出廷を命じる

法律違反の疑いがある人に、正式に裁判所へ来るよう命じること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： summon someone for something (Police summoned him for driving without insurance.); summon someone to appear (She was summoned to appear before a judge.)

類義語： summons, cite

よく使う表現： summon someone to court, summon someone for something

反則切符を切る

法律違反に対して、罰金を科したり正式な処罰通知を出したりすること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： summon someone for something (The officer summoned the driver for illegal parking.)

類義語： fine, ticket

よく使う表現： summon a driver, summon someone for something

罰金、反則金

法律に違反した罰として支払わなければならないお金。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： fine, penalty

よく使う表現： parking summon, pay a summon, traffic summon