Citation

In practice

A writ issued out of a court of competent jurisdiclion, commanding 2 person therein named to appear on a day named and do something therein mentioned, or show cause why he should not. Proc. Prac. The act by which a person is so summoned or cited. It is used in this sense, in American law, in the practice upon writs of error from the United States supreme court, and in the proceedings of courts of probate in many of the states. This is also the name of the process used in the English ecclesiastical, probate, and divorce courts to call the defendant or respondent before tiem.

3 Bl. Comm. 100; 3 Steph. Comm. 720.

In Scotch practice. The ealling of a party to an action done by an oflicer of the court under a proper warrant. The service of a writ or bill of summons.

Paters. Comp.