Subpoena - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|səˈpiːnə|
Brit.
|səˈpiːnə|
noun
- a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
verb
- serve or summon with a subpoena
The witness and her records were subpoenaed
Extra examples
...received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution...
He received a subpoena to appear in court in two weeks.
James was subpoenaed as a witness.
The witness and her records were subpoenaed
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: subpoena
he/she/it: subpoenas
present participle: subpoenaing
past tense: subpoenaed
past participle: subpoenaed
I/you/we/they: subpoena
he/she/it: subpoenas
present participle: subpoenaing
past tense: subpoenaed
past participle: subpoenaed
noun
singular: subpoena
plural: subpoenas
singular: subpoena
plural: subpoenas
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