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subpoena

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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.

[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 kwei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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"
Verb1.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. Ncitación f
to serve sb with a subpoena; serve a subpoena on sbenviar una citación a algn
B. VT [+ witness] → citar; [+ document] → reclamar como pruebas
to subpoena sb to do sthcitar a algn para hacer algo
subpoena [səˈpiːnə]
vt [+ witness] → assigner à comparaître
subpoena (Jur)
nVorladung f; to serve a subpoena on somebodyjdn vorladen
vt witnessvorladen; documentsunter Strafandrohung verlangen or fordern; he was subpoenaed to give evidenceer wurde als Zeuge vorgeladen
subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] (Law)
subpoena [səbˈpiːnə] (Law)


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But the Honest Man explained that as he was merely the agent of a company of other honest men it was none of his affair; and when the officers came to serve him with a subpoena he hid himself behind his back and wiled away the dragging hours of retirement and inaction by picking his own pockets.
It's only a subpoena in Bardell and Pickwick on behalf of the plaintiff,' replied Jackson, singling out one of the slips of paper, and producing a shilling from his waistcoat pocket.
They'll be sure to subpoena me; I shall be bound to say that after the cry was heard each of you rushed into the room in a wild state and began quarrelling about a dagger.
 
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