summons vs ticket

ticket vs summons

summons and ticket both are nouns.

summons and ticket both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
summons	Yes	No	Yes	No
ticket	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ticket is a hyponym of summons; that is, ticket is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
ticket: a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)

Other hyponyms of summons include citation, monition, process of monition.

summons (noun)	ticket (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	the appropriate or desirable thing
a request to be present	a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
an order to appear in person at a given place and time	a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
	a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
	a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

summons (verb)	ticket (verb)
call in an official matter, such as to attend court	provide with a ticket for passage or admission
	record a fine as a penalty in a police record

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