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.
subpoenas
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pluralof subpoena.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof subpoena (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
subpoenanounthe usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
Example Sentences
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“They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing,” Edward Markey, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, wrote on X on Tuesday about potential hearings for technology executives.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Authorities have also issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to her relatives.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
County election officials multiple grand jury subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into illegal voting, according to records reviewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
And the Civilian Oversight Commission filed suit against the department in June for declining to provide certain records related to three cases of use of force the commission issued subpoenas for in February 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He sued ten defendants in all, and several of the Hopkins employees involved had never heard of Cofield or Henrietta Lacks before their subpoenas arrived.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
