subpoena duces tecum
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subpoena duces tecum
1755–65; < New Latin: literally, under penalty you shall bring with you
Example Sentences
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In the lead-up to trial, Burr, taking aim at his accusers, moved for a subpoena duces tecum directed at Jefferson.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2020
Enforcement of a pretrial subpoena duces tecum must necessarily be committed to the sound discretion of the trial court since the necessity for the subpoena most often turns upon a determination of factual issues.
From MSNBC ● Jul. 22, 2015
Enforcement of the subpoena duces tecum was stayed pending this Court’s resolution of the issues raised by the petitions for certiorari.
From MSNBC ● Jul. 22, 2015
Feeling as I do, that this subpoena goes way beyond any legitimate exercise of the right of subpoena duces tecum, I think that I am bound to grant the injunction.
From Time Magazine Archive
I did not see till last night the opinion of the Judge on the subpoena duces tecum against the President.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
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