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duces tecum

[ doo-seez -tee-kuhm, doo-seyz -tey-kuhm ]

/ ˈdu siz ˈti kəm, ˈdu seɪz ˈteɪ kəm /

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noun Law.

subpoena duces tecum.

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How to use duces tecum in a sentence

On saying this, ‘consedere duces,’ they squatted on their hams with the most perfect indifference.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
Duces autem contrarii excercitus, sese densis agminibus et consertis aciebus, uiolenter opponunt aduentantibus.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Cum in Liternina villa se contineret, complures praedonum duces ad eum videndum forte confluxerunt.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Tum vinctos adduci iussit Teutonum duces, qui in proelio capti erant.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

Adeo tecum sum ut dubitem an incipiam non epistolas sed codicillos tibi scribere.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein