summons vs judicial writ

judicial writ vs summons

summons and judicial writ both are nouns.

summons is a verb but judicial writ is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
summons	Yes	No	Yes	No
judicial writ	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, judicial writ is a hypernym of summons; that is, judicial writ is a word with a broader meaning than summons:

summons: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
judicial writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

Other hypernyms of summons include writ.

summons (noun)	judicial writ (noun)
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
a request to be present
an order to appear in person at a given place and time

summons (verb)	judicial writ (verb)
call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Difference between summons and judicial writ

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