subpoena or sub·pe·na [suh -pee -nuh , suh b-] Law
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the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body. Show More
verb (used with object), sub·poe·naed, sub·poe·na·ing. to serve with a subpoena. Show More
Origin of subpoena 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin sub poenā under penalty (the first words of the writ)
Related forms un·sub·poe·naed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for subpoenaed Contemporary Examples of subpoenaed Stetson was investigated, subpoenaed , and forced to testify in March 1924 about the source of her funds.
And that data, which is generally used for marketing purposes, could easily be subpoenaed as well.
News of an expanded investigation–with a subpoenaed paper trail–may be welcome.
David McLaughlin reports that three banks–JP Morgan Chase, UBS, and the American arm of Barclays–have already been subpoenaed .
Congress subpoenaed White House emails, “so I sent a grand total of two,” he said.
Historical Examples of subpoenaed Not a word was said to them as to why they had been subpoenaed .
On the night Dieckhoff was subpoenaed he suddenly appeared to claim the trunks.
You and Berrie and Mrs. McFarlane must get out of here before you are subpoenaed .
I was afraid she might have been subpoenaed as a witness at the inquest, but we were both spared that.
I find that she was subpoenaed , but her illness makes it impossible for her to be there.
British Dictionary definitions for subpoenaed a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a specified time Show More
verb -nas , -naing or -naed (tr) to serve with a subpoena Show More
Word Origin for subpoena C15: from Latin: under penalty
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Word Origin and History for subpoenaed n. early 15c., sub pena, from Medieval Latin sub poena "under penalty," the first words of the writ commanding the presence of someone under penalty of failure, from Latin sub "under" (see sub- ) + poena , ablative of poena "penalty" (see penal ). The verb is attested from 1630s.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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