subpoena
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.
had subpoenaed
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past perfectof subpoena.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Paul, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, had subpoenaed the now-retired Fauci to testify, and prior to the hearing released thousands of pages of the immunologist's unredacted personal diary.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Associated Press had reported that earlier on Friday, the House Oversight Committee received the first round of files - which they had subpoenaed for - from the justice department.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
The new trips came to light only because the committee had subpoenaed Crow.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2024
Texas legislators had subpoenaed Roberson to testify in October, a novel way to delay the scheduled execution of a man many people believe to be innocent.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024
But when I spoke with Doug Jones, the attorney for the prosecution and a friend of mine, I discovered that Bobby Cherrys attorney had subpoenaed me to testify as a witness for the defense\ “What?”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
