The document that commands a Defendant to appear in Court and defend themselves in a lawsuit is known as the Complaint.

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28 September, 01:12

The document that commands a Defendant to appear in Court and defend themselves in a lawsuit is known as the Complaint.

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Elvis Randall · Answer 1

Answer:False, The document that commands a Defendant to appear in Court and defend themselves in a lawsuit is known as the summons

Explanation:A plaintiff will file a complaint through the court clerk who will then issue a summons to the defendant with an instruction to the defendant to respond.

Summons, which are also called Citation, in law, this is a document that a court issues to a person to appear in court at a stipulated time for whatever written particular purpose. It can straight to the defendant or a law officer who will attend to all the instructions written there. Summons requires that a person respond to a complaints that has been filed against them.