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subpoena

noun, verb

/səˈpiːnə/

Meaning

a legal document ordering someone to attend court; to summon someone with such a document

The witness received a subpoena to appear in court next week.

issue a subpoena

summons, writ, court order, mandate

dismissal, release

issue subpoena, receive subpoena, subpoena witness, subpoena records

a person who is unable to stop using a harmful substance or doing something harmful; to cause someon...

A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event; to think or argue logically.

to organize or carry out; or a person's behavior

a formal meeting in which one person asks another questions

A series of names, items, or tasks written or printed together; also, to record or register items in...

noun: a written or spoken agreement; verb: to enter into an agreement or to reduce in size