writ of 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) …
22Writ — A legal document written by a judge or other body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction, such as a court, that orders the person to whom it is addressed to perform or cease performing a specified action. Writ of habeas corpus, for example …
23subpoena — 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… …
24subpoena — 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) …
25subpoena — /səˈpinə / (say suh peenuh) Law –noun 1. the usual writ process for the summoning of witnesses. –verb (t) (subpoenaed, subpoenaing) 2. to serve with a subpoena. {Middle English, from Latin sub poenā under penalty, the first words of the writ} …
26subpoena duces tecum — An ancient writ, having for its object the production of evidence to be used, so far as admissible, in a trial. In the modern sense, a subpoena which, in addition to the usual clauses requiring the attendance of the witness in court to testify,… …
27subpoena duces tecum — noun a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness s control (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms:… …
28subpoena — 1. noun A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony. 2. verb To summon with a subpoena …
29subpoena — n. writ calling person to attend at court; v.t. serve subpoena on. ♦ subpoenal, a. under penalty …
30subpoena ad testificandum — A writ to bring a witness into court to testify; a subpoena for a witness. See 3 Bl Comm 369 …
