subpoena duces tecum

American  

[suh-pee-nuh doo-seez tee-kuhm, doo-sayz tay-kuhm, suhb-] / səˈpi nə ˈdu siz ˈti kəm, ˈdu seɪz ˈteɪ kəm, səb- /

noun

Law.

1. a writ directing a person to appear in court and to bring some document described in the writ.

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Etymology

Origin of subpoena duces tecum

1755–65; < New Latin: literally, under penalty you shall bring with you

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Example Sentences

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subpoena duces tecum

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

To be accurate, court process in the form of a subpoena duces tecum has already issued to the President, and he acknowledges that... courts possess authority to direct such subpoenas to him.

From Time Magazine Archive

With this end in view, Burr moved on the 9th of June that a subpoena duces tecum issue to Jefferson requiring him to produce certain papers, including the famous cipher letter to Wilkinson.

From John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court by Edward Samuel Corwin

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