Writ of Summons

A Writ of Summons may be

  • Writ of Summons, a writ that enables a peer to sit in Parliament
  • A Writ of summons is a document instituting legal proceedings, see Summons.

Famous quotes containing the words writ and/or summons:

    “If you have writ your annals true, ‘tis there
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    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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