| Main Entry: | summon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to a place |
Synonyms: |
arouse, ask, assemble, beckon, beep, bid, call, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call into action, call together, call upon, charge, cite, command, conjure, convene, convoke, direct, draft, draw on, enjoin, gather, hail, invite, invoke, mobilize, motion, muster, order, petition, rally, recall, request, ring, rouse, send for, sign, signal, subpoena, toll |
Antonyms: |
dismiss, send away |
| Main Entry: | summons |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal call |
Synonyms: |
indictment, order, subpoena, warrant, writ |
| Main Entry: | summons |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subpoena |
Synonyms: |
call, citation, notification, process, requisition, writ |
| Main Entry: | accuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place blame for wrongdoing, fault |
Synonyms: |
allege, apprehend, arraign, arrest, attack, attribute, betray, blame, blow the whistle, brand, bring charges, censure, charge, cite, complain, criminate, denounce, file claim, finger*, frame, hang something on, hold accountable, impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at door, let have it, libel, litigate, lodge complaint, name, pin on, point finger at, prosecute, recriminate, serve summons, slander, slur, sue, summon, tax |
Antonyms: |
absolve, exculpate, exonerate, praise, vindicate |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legislative document |
Synonyms: |
amendment, announcement, bill, clause, code, commitment, decree, edict, enactment, judgment, law, measure, order, ordinance, resolution, statute, subpoena, summons, verdict, warrant, writ |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | arraign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accuse |
Synonyms: |
blame, charge, criminate, hang on, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at one's door, pin it on, point the finger at, summon |
Antonyms: |
discharge, exonerate, free, let go |
| Main Entry: | arraignment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accusation |
Synonyms: |
bill of indictment, charge, citation, denunciation, impeachment, indictment, prosecution, summons, trial |
Antonyms: |
acquittal |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invite |
Synonyms: |
bid, call upon, propose, suggest, summon, urge |
Antonyms: |
disinvite, ignore |
| Main Entry: | assemble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | congregate |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, agglomerate, amass, bring together, bunch, bunch up, call, call together, capture*, collect, come together, convene, convoke, corral*, flock, gang up, gather, group, hang around, hang out*, huddle, lump, make the scene, meet, meet up, mobilize, muster, rally, reunite, round up, scare up, summon, unite |
Antonyms: |
disperse, scatter |