subpoena
or sub·pe·na
the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
to serve with a subpoena.
Origin of subpoena
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How to use subpoena in a sentence
Earlier in the day, Johnson’s panel voted to authorize subpoenas in its probe targeting former Obama administration officials.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostThe new subpoena seeks those documents as well as another ethics opinion provided to Emanuel.
“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation | by Ian MacDougall | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaIntuit produced half a million pages of documents in response to the FTC’s first civil investigative demand — a kind of subpoena — last year.
The FTC Is Investigating Intuit Over TurboTax Practices | by Justin Elliott | September 8, 2020 | ProPublicaA judge last week threw out the president’s lawsuit to block the subpoenas on the grounds that they were too broad.
New York’s AG is investigating whether Trump’s company falsely reported asset valuations to get loans | Lee Clifford | August 24, 2020 | FortuneWith subpoenas arriving at NASA and Boeing, we have an idea of how serious this episode might become.
Behind the criminal investigation into NASA’s moon lander shopping | Tim Fernholz | August 20, 2020 | Quartz
Henry Waxman did subpoena Condoleezza Rice, and she appeared once, in the fall of 2007.
Meanwhile, Wildstein is fighting a subpoena to appear before state legislators on Thursday.
In New Jersey, There’s No Exit for Chris Christie’s Bridge Trolls | Michael Daly | January 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Wednesday, Airbnb filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court challenging the subpoena.
The House bill, introduced last Thursday, contains strong protection for leakers and probably would have prevented the subpoena.
Republicans, Fox News gloats, want Clinton to testify about Benghazi under subpoena.
The Obama Scandals Are Desperate Measures by the GOP | Robert Shrum | May 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are others who are inclined towards elaborate plots as Sam Weller was to the "'rig'nal" of his subpoena.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyIn the interim he bought a ticket, supped, reflected, counted his money and studied the subpoena.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahySaul Aronson's jaw dropped and the subpoena began to burn a hole in his pocket.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHe was not familiar enough with law terms to know the limits of a subpoena's authority.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyWhen he appeared yesterday before the Grand Jury it was under a subpoena.
British Dictionary definitions for subpoena
/ (səbˈpiːnə, səˈpiːnə) /
a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a specified time
(tr) to serve with a subpoena
Origin of subpoena
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for subpoena
[ (suh-pee-nuh) ]
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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