An appellant’s bond to stay the effect of a judgment while the appeal is pending, especially a money judgment.

1. A notice requiring a person to appear in court as a juror or a witness. 2. A writ of process beginning the plaintiff’s action and requiring the defendant to appear in court and answer to the plaintiff’s claims.

A judgment granted on a claim when there is no question about any facts that would change the outcome, and the party asking for the summary judgment is entitled to win as a matter of law. E.g., The court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant because the plaintiff’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations.

1. Substantial, considerable. 2. Substantive law is the part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates the rights, duties and powers of parties; in contrast, procedural law provides the methods or procedures.

Occurring later, coming after something else.