Legal Definitions - vocare ad curiam

vocare ad curiam

To summon someone to court.

• The judge will vocare ad curiam the witness to testify in the trial.
• If you don't show up for your court date, the judge can vocare ad curiam you.

These examples show how vocare ad curiam is used to describe the act of summoning someone to court. In the first example, the judge is using vocare ad curiam to call the witness to the stand to give testimony. In the second example, the judge can use vocare ad curiam to force someone to appear in court if they fail to show up on their own.