单词 | subpoena |
释义 | subpoena (səpiːnə ) Word forms: subpoenas , subpoenaing , subpoenaed 1. countable noun A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court. 2. verb If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law. Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses. [VERB noun] The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents. [VERB noun] Translations: Chinese: 传唤 证人 出庭/要求 证据 到庭 Japanese: 召喚する |
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