subpoena
11subpoena — [sə pē′nə] n. [ME suppena < ML subpena < L sub poena, lit., under penalty: see SUB & PAIN] a written legal order directing a person to appear in court to give testimony, show specified records, etc. vt. subpoenaed, subpoenaing 1. to summon… …
12Subpoena — A subpoena (pronEng|səˈpiːnə) is commonly defined as a written command to a person to testify before a court or be punished. More accurately, a subpoena is the conditional threat of punishment made by a governmental authority. It is attached to a …
13Subpoena — Die Subpoena (lateinisch: unter Strafe) ist eine Form der strafbewehrten rechtlichen Anordnung im Beweisaufnahmeverfahren nach amerikanischem Recht. Sie kommt sowohl im Strafrecht als auch im Zivilrecht zur Anwendung. Wirkung und Form Mit einer… …
14subpoena — ▪ I. subpoena sub‧poe‧na 1 [səˈpiːnə, səb ] verb subpoenaed PTandPPX [transitive] LAW to order someone to come to court and be a witness, or to order someone to give documents to the court: • Telephone companies records can be subpoenaed.… …
15subpoena — I n. 1) to issue a subpoena 2) to serve a subpoena on 3) a subpoena to + inf. (he received a subpoena to appear in court in two weeks) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to subpoena as (to subpoena smb. as a witness) 2) (H) to subpoena smb. to testify * * *… …
16subpoena — /sa(b)piyna/ A subpoena is a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony upon a certain matter. A subpoena duces tecum requires production of books, papers and other things. Subpoenas in federal criminal cases are governed by… …
17subpoena — /seuh pee neuh, seuhb /, n., v., subpoenaed, subpoenaing. Law. n. 1. the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body. v.t. 2. to serve with a subpoena …
18subpoena — [[t]səpi͟ːnə[/t]] subpoenas, subpoenaing, subpoenaed 1) N COUNT A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court …
19subpoena — I UK [səˈpiːnə] / US [səˈpɪnə] noun [countable] Word forms subpoena : singular subpoena plural subpoenas legal an official legal document that says you must come to a court of law to give information II UK [səˈpiːnə] / US [səˈpɪnə] verb… …
20subpoena — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Subpoena is used after these nouns: ↑jury {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Subpoena is used with these nouns as the object: ↑record, ↑witness …
