English → Latin
“summons” in Latin
acciōto send for, invite, summon, call for, fetch; to summon death, to kill oneself, commit suicideēvocātiōinvitation, calling; evocatio, the ritual invitation of enemies' gods, typically with promises of better treatment.vocātiōsummons; invitation, bidding; calling, vocationarcessōto send for, call, invite, summon, fetch; to summon or arraign someone before a court of justice; accuse, inform againstadvocōto call, invite or summon someone to a place, invoke; to get a respite, delay; to give consolation, console; recommend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
summons
A message to call anybody to one, accitus (but only in ablative accitu; it may have a genitive of the person who summons, but not an adjective also; thus, “on a summons from his brother,” fratris accitu; but “a hasty summon from his brother,” must not be cito fratris accitu, Krebs). Circumlocution by accire, arcessere, advocare.
As legal form, evocatio (general term for summoning a person before a court, etc.): vocatio (before a court; Varr., in Gell., 13, 12): in jus vocatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for summons?
- The usual Latin words for “summons” are acciō, ēvocātiō, vocātiō; also arcessō, advocō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.