Look up: subpoena

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   subpoena
   written order requiring a person to appear in a low court 
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   subpoena
   [n] - a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding 2. [v] - serve or summon with a subpoena
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   subpoena
   In law, an order requiring someone who might not otherwise come forward of his or her own volition to give evidence before a court or judicial official at a specific time and place. A witness who...
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   Subpoena
   A summons issued to a person directing their attendance in Court to give evidence
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   subpoena
   subpoena ad testificandum 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
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   Subpoena
   A `subpoena` is `a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony upon a certain matter.` The term is from the Middle English `suppena` and the Latin phrase `sub poena` meaning `under penalty.` The term may also be spelled `subpena.` There are two kinds of subpoenas: # a subpoena ad testificandum brings people to testify before it; # a subpoena duces tecum has evidence (documents, tape recordings, photos, guns, etc.) brought t...
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   Subpoena
   • (v. t.) To serve with a writ of subpoena; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience. • (n.) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff...
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   subpoena
   formal instrument issued by a court, grand jury, legislative body or committee, or duly authorized administrative agency commanding an individual to ... [1 related articles]
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   subpoena
   A subpoena is `a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony upon a certain matter.`[1] The term is from the Middle English suppena and the Latin phrase sub poena meaning `under penalty.`[2] The term may also be spelled `subpena.`[3] A subpoena is used to compel the testimony of witnesses in a trial or other adversarial proceedi…
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    subpoena
    subpoena (supē'nu) [Lat.,=under penalty], in law, an order to a witness to appear before a court. A subpoena ad testificandum [Lat.,= to testify under penalty], the technical term denoting an ordinary subpoena, is a command for an individual to appear at a particular time and place to test...
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