1. a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted; [syn: monition, process of monition]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
process of monition
n 1: a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim
directing all parties concerned to show cause why the
judgment asked for should not be granted [syn: monition,
process of monition]