alias summons
A second summons issued after the original summons has failed for some reason. [Cases: Process 45. C.J.S. Process §§ 24, 49.]
A second summons issued after the original summons has failed for some reason. [Cases: Process 45. C.J.S. Process §§ 24, 49.]
summons, n. 1. Formerly, a writ directing a sheriff to summon a defendant to appear in court. 2. A writ or process commencing the plaintiff’s action and requiring the defendant to appear and answer. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 401; Process 7. C.J.S. Process §§ 2, 12.] 3. A notice requiring a person to appear in
sequatur sub suo periculo (si-kway-t[schwa]r s[schwa]b s[y]oo-oh p[ schwa]-rik-[y][schwa]-loh), n. [Law Latin “let him follow at his peril”] Hist. A writ available when a sheriff returned nihil to several summonses; specif., a writ issued after the sheriff returned nihil to a warrant ad warrantizandum and following an alias and a pluries writ. See SICUT ALIAS.
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