subpoena
21subpoena — n. & v. n. a writ ordering a person to attend a lawcourt. v.tr. (past and past part. subpoenaed or subpoena d) serve a subpoena on. Etymology: ME f. L sub poena under penalty (the first words of the writ) …
22subpoena — I. noun Etymology: Middle English suppena, from Latin sub poena under penalty Date: 15th century a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure II. transitive verb ( naed; naing) Date: 1640 to serve or… …
23subpoena — 1. noun A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony. 2. verb To summon with a subpoena …
24subpoena — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. summons, writ, order, monition, citation. See command. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. summons, warrant, citation; see command 1 . v. Syn. cite, arraign, call; see summon 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I… …
25subpoena — sub|poe|na1 [səˈpi:nə, səb ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: sub poena under punishment (the first words of the written order)] law a written order to come to a court of law and be a ↑witness subpoena 2 subpoena2 past tense and past… …
26subpoena — sub|poe|na1 [ sə pinə ] noun count an official legal document that says you must come to a court of law to give information subpoena sub|poe|na 2 [ sə pinə ] verb transitive to officially order someone to come to a court of law to give… …
27subpoena — sub·poe·na || sÉ™ pɪËnÉ™ n. official written document summoning a witness to appear in court or requiring that certain evidence be brought before a court (Law) v. serve with a subpoena, serve with an official written document summoning a… …
28subpoena — Latin: under penalty An order made by a court instructing a person to appear in court on a specified date to give evidence, or to produce specified documents. The party calling for the witness must pay all reasonable expenses. Failure to comply… …
29subpoena — [səˈpiːnə] noun [C] an official legal document that says that you must come to a court of law to give evidence subpoena verb [T] …
30subpoena — sub•poe•na or sub•pe•na [[t]səˈpi nə, səb [/t]] n. pl. nas, 1) law a writ to summon witnesses or evidence before a court 2) law to serve with a subpoena • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L sub poenā under penalty (the first words of the writ) …
