subpoenaed

American  

[suh-pee-nuhd, suhb-] / səˈpi nəd, səb- /

adjective

Law.

1. (of a witness or evidence) required by a subpoena to appear or be submitted before a court or other deliberative body.

   The subpoenaed recordings include over 33 hours of conversations, mostly between the defendant and his parents and brother.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of subpoena.

Other Word Forms

• unsubpoenaed adjective

Etymology

Origin of subpoenaed

First recorded in 1840–45; subpoena + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; subpoena + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

As part of its investigation into Epstein's network, a congressional committee has subpoenaed - summoned - the pair to testify.

From BBC

Susie Wiles, now White House chief of staff, also had her phone records subpoenaed when she was a private citizen as part of the investigation.

From BBC

Wexner, the former Victoria’s Secret boss, had been subpoenaed to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the government’s handling of the Epstein case.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maxwell had been subpoenaed to testify Monday before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the government’s handling of the Epstein case.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said his committee subpoenaed all of the files over the summer, and Bondi has yet to comply with that subpoena in violation of the law.

From Los Angeles Times