summon (someone to court)
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- 1 summon (someone to court)、bring out (a person in custody)
This verb means to formally bring or call someone out from a waiting or restricted place so that they appear before others, especially in court proceedings or at a staged event.
summon (someone to court)、bring out (a person in custody)
To formally summon or bring a defendant, suspect, witness, or other person into court or another official proceeding.
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เจ้าหน้าที่เบิกตัวผู้ต้องหาจากเรือนจำ câwnâathîi bə̀ək tua phûutɔ̂ŋhǎa càak rʉancam Officials brought the suspect out from the prison. เจ้าหน้าที่เบิกตัวผู้ต้องหาจากเรือนจำ details
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ทนายขอให้ศาลเบิกตัวพยาน thánaay khɔ̌ɔ hây sǎan bə̀ək tua pháyaan The lawyer asked the court to summon the witness. ทนายขอให้ศาลเบิกตัวพยาน details
Learning notes
Explanation
เบิกตัว is a transitive verb built around the image of having a person brought out from a waiting, restricted, or out-of-view place into an expected setting. In legal contexts, it refers to formally producing a defendant, suspect, witness, or prisoner before a court or investigating authority. At ceremonies and shows, it refers to introducing a featured person and bringing them before the audience. It therefore sounds more official or theatrical than an ordinary verb meaning “call.” Common patterns include เบิกตัว + person, เบิกตัว + person + จาก + place, and เบิกตัว + person + ขึ้นเวที.
Usage
It commonly appears in court proceedings, official documents, and news reports about suspects, defendants, witnesses, or prisoners. It is also used by hosts at weddings, stage shows, television programs, and sporting events when formally presenting featured participants.
Caution
This is normally transitive: an authority, official, or host has someone else brought out. For someone making an appearance on their own, ปรากฏตัว is more natural; for simply calling someone, use เรียก; and for an ordinary personal introduction, use แนะนำ. Also learn เบิกตัว as a unit, since เบิก by itself has other meanings involving withdrawals, disbursements, and expense claims.
Differences from similar words
1 summon (someone to court) synonyms
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นำตัว focuses on escorting or taking a person somewhere. เบิกตัว emphasizes formally having someone brought out or produced through an official procedure.