subpoena (redirected from Witness summons)

sub·poe·na  (s-pn)

n.

A writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony.

tr.v. sub·poe·naed, sub·poe·na·ing, sub·poe·nas

To serve or summon with such a writ.

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[Middle English suppena, from Medieval Latin sub poen, under a penalty (from the opening words of the writ) : Latin sub, under; see sub- + Latin poen, ablative of poena, penalty; see k^wei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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subpoena [səbˈpiːnə]

n

(Law) a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a specified time

vb -nas, -naing, -naed

(Law) (tr) to serve with a subpoena

[from Latin: under penalty]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	subpoena - serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed" swear out, process, serve - deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff"

Translations

subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] (Jur)

A. N → citación f
to serve sb with a subpoena; serve a subpoena on sb → enviar una citación a algn

B. VT [+ witness] → citar; [+ document] → reclamar como pruebas
to subpoena sb to do sth → citar a algn para hacer algo

subpoena [səˈpiːnə]

n → assignation f à comparaître

vt [+ witness] → assigner à comparaître

subpoena (Jur)

n → Vorladung f; to serve a subpoena on somebody → jdn vorladen

vt witness → vorladen; documents → unter Strafandrohung verlangen or fordern; he was subpoenaed to give evidence → er wurde als Zeuge vorgeladen

subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] (Law)

1. n → citazione f, mandato di comparizione

2. vt → citare in giudizio