V8a

What do you call a paper ordering somebody to appear in court? “The sheriff came with a(n) ________ for her.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

SUBPOENA10
SUMMONS9
WARRANT4
COURT ORDER1
WRIT1

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