subpoena
51subpoena — A written command summoning a specific individual to appear in court under penalty for failure to do so …
52subpoena — (sub PEE nah) [Latin: under penalty] A summons to appear at court as a witness, or to provide certain records or documents. Records subpoenaed from the Christian Coalition contain a carefully scripted set of questions and answers. The… …
53subpoena — 1 noun (C) law a written order that you must come to a court of law and be a witness 2 verb past tense subpoenaed (T) law to order someone to come to a court of law and be a witness …
54subpoena — sub·poe·na …
55subpoena — Palapala kēnā, palapala ki i, kūpina …
56subpoena — The ordinary process by which the attendance of a witness in court is compelled, being issued by the clerk of court. 58 Am J1st Witn § 13. A writ or process in equity, equivalent to a summons in an action at law, through which a party is… …
57subpoena ad testificandum — noun Etymology: New Latin, under penalty to give testimony Date: circa 1769 a writ commanding a person to appear in court to testify as a witness …
58subpoena duces tecum — noun Etymology: New Latin, under penalty you shall bring with you Date: 1768 a writ commanding a person to produce in court certain designated documents or evidence …
59subpoena duces tecum — /seuh pee neuh dooh seez tee keuhm, dooh sayz tay keuhm, seuhb /, Law. a writ directing a person to appear in court and to bring some document described in the writ. Also called duces tecum. [1755 65; < NL: lit., under penalty you shall bring… …
60subpoena duces tecum — noun A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony, and to bring something (usually documents) to accompany that testimony …
