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• past participle of subpoena.
• past tense form of subpoena.

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

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Etymology

Origin of subpoenaed

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

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Example Sentences

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subpoenaed

The Civilian Oversight Commission subpoenaed the unredacted documents in February 2025, but the Sheriff’s Department has yet to hand them over, even after a new state law expanded oversight bodies’ access to confidential records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

In Stearns County in central Minnesota, HSI agents subpoenaed voting histories on 13 people, county officials told ProPublica.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

On this day in 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that President Richard Nixon must turn over subpoenaed White House tapes, unanimously rejecting claims the president has the right to keep his government affairs secret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“When they set a date for the trial, Brady, you’ll be subpoenaed to appear in court as a witness.”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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