writ of subpoena
31subpoena 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… …
32subpoena — Synonyms and related words: bid come, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call out, call together, call up, certiorari, citation, cite, conjure, conjure up, convene, convoke, demand, evoke, garnishment, habeas corpus,… …
33writ — noun they were served with a writ Syn: summons, subpoena, warrant, arraignment, indictment, citation, court order …
34subpoena duces tecum — sub•poe•na du•ces te•cum [[t]səˈpi nə ˈdu siz ˈti kəm, ˈdu seɪz ˈteɪ kəm, səb [/t]] n. law a writ directing a person to appear in court and to bring some document described in the writ • Etymology: 1755–65; < NL: lit., under penalty you shall… …
35subpoena 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 …
36subpoena 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 …
37subpoena duces tecum — noun A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony, and to bring something (usually documents) to accompany that testimony …
38subpoena 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 …
39writ — Synonyms and related words: bench warrant, blank, capias, caveat, chirograph, death warrant, docket, document, dossier, fieri facias, file, form, habere facias possessionem, holograph, injunction, instrument, interdict, legal document, legal… …
40writ — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. process, summons, warrant. See lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. order, decree, warrant, process, summons, replevin, command, habeas corpus. III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. order, legal order, legal… …
