When a quarrel between families led to the magistrate's court, the number of "brothers" that a man could summon on his behalf often decided the rights of the case.
人们到衙门打官司时，一个人能叫来的“兄弟”数目多少，往往决定官司的输赢。
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However, the Republican complainant in the House wanted to summon 15 people including Lewinsky to testify in court.