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subpoena
or sub·pe·na
[ suh-pee-nuh, suhb- ]
noun
- the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
verb (used with object)
, sub·poe·naed, sub·poe·na·ing.
- to serve with a subpoena.
subpoena
/ səbˈpiːnə; səˈpiːnə /
noun
- a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a specified time
verb
- tr to serve with a subpoena
subpoena
- An order of a court, a legislature, or a grand jury compelling a witness to be present at a trial or hearing, under penalty of fine or imprisonment. Subpoena is Latin for “under penalty.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subpoena1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin sub poenā “under penalty” (the first words of the writ)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subpoena1
C15: from Latin: under penalty
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Example Sentences
From thence he had been brought to attend before the Commission in obedience to a subpœna issued by the Court.
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The third privilege of envoys in reference to their exterritoriality is exemption from subpœna as witnesses.
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Ryder was not fond of company, he avoided strangers and lived in continual apprehension of the subpœna server.
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They had given their message truly before he had been overtaken at Coburg with the subpœna.
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MacRae admitted that "a subpœna may issue against him as well as against any other man."
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