Short summons
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A summons wherein the time for the defendant’s appearance has been made shorter than usual.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A process, authorised in seme of the states, to be issued against an absconding, fraudulent or nonresident debtor, which is returnable within a less number of days than an ordinary writ of summons.