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subpoena

/səb'pinə/

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noun
a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
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subpoena ad testificandum

type of:
writ judicial writ
verb
serve or summon with a subpoena
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"The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

type of:
process serve swear out

Definition that contains subpoena

subpoena serve or summon with a subpoena
compulsory process the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court