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出頭命令 (shuttoumeirei) Japanese meaning: summons | Kotomora

出しゅっ頭とう命めい令れい

しゅ

っ

と

う

め

い

れ

い

Meanings

1

summons; subpoena

Legal term for a court order requiring a person to appear. Used in formal legal contexts.

裁さい判ばん所しょから出

しゅっ

頭とう

命めい

令れい

が

届とど

い

た

。

I received a summons from the court.

証しょう人にんとして出しゅっ頭とう命めい令れいに従したがわなければならない。

As a witness, you must comply with the subpoena.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
頭head, counter for large animals
命fate, command, decree
令orders, laws, command

Related words

召しょう喚かん状じょう
召喚状 is a more common term for a summons, while 出頭命令 is a formal legal order to appear.

Built from

出しゅっ頭とう+命めい令れい

Etymology

Compound of 出頭 (appearance) and 命令 (order). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with legal summons.