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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
Generic synonyms: Judicial Writ, Writ
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
2. Verb. Serve or summon with a subpoena. "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"
Definition of Subpoena
1. to summon with a type of judicial writ [v -ED, -ING, -S]