Definition of Subpoena

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Subpoena Ad Testificandum
Generic synonyms: Judicial Writ, Writ
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

2. Verb. Serve or summon with a subpoena. "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"
Generic synonyms: Process, Serve, Swear Out

Definition of Subpoena

1. to summon with a type of judicial writ [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subpoena

subperiods
subphase
subphases
subphyla
subphylar
subphylum
subphylum Cephalochordata
subphylum Craniata
subphylum Pentastomida
subphylum Tunicata
subphylum Urochorda
subphylum Urochordata
subphylum Vertebrata
subplot
subplots
subpoena (current term)
subpoenaed
subpoenaing
subpoenas
subpoena ad testificandum
subpoena duces tecum
subpolar
subpopulation
subpopulations
subpotencies
subpotency
subpotent
subprimate
subprimates
subprincipal

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