Definition of subpoena Subpoena
/sʌpiˈnʌ/ - [supeenu] - sub•poe•na
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What does subpoena mean?
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NounPlural: subpoenas |
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| subpoena - 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 | ||
| subpoena ad testificandum | ||
| judicial writ, writ (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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| subpoena - serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed" | ||
| swear out, process, serve subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- subpoena (n.)
A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill. - subpoena (v. t.)
To serve with a writ of subpoena; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience.
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subpoena
In law, a writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony. -
subpoena
In law, a writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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subpoena
Subpena, sub-pē′na, n. a writ commanding the attendance of a person in court under a penalty.—v.t. to serve with a writ of subpœna. [L. sub, under, pœna, punishment.]
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