subpoena
noun
the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
subpoenaing
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present participleof subpoena.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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After subpoenaing records on about 130 people, only one had been referred for prosecution, his staff had told him.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Critics said profit had become more important than the supporter experience, with the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey subpoenaing Fifa to answer questions about its ticketing practices.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then they got over 100,000 pages more after subpoenaing federal prosecutors themselves in January.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
If they believe there is a potential case to be made, they could also start subpoenaing bank records, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The German had swung around toward the men behind him, as though he were subpoenaing them as witnesses.
From Captain Macklin by Richard Harding Davis
