subpoena

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 [sub-pee-na]

Noun

a legal document requiring a person to appear before a court of law at a specified time

Verb

[-naing, -naed]

to summon (someone) with a subpoena [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] (LAW) n → citación f

vt → citar

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subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] (Law) n → citation f, assignation f

vt → citer or assigner (à comparaître)

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subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] n (Law) → Vorladung f

vt → vorladen

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subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] n (LAW) → citazione f; mandato di comparizione

vt (LAW) → citare in giudizio