subpoenaverb [ T ]
uk/səˈpiː.nə/us/səˈpiː.nə/specializedto order someone to go to a law court to answer questions:
A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
[ + to infinitive ] They were subpoenaed to testify before the judge.
to order that documents must be produced in a law court
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- bring
- civil action
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- make legal history idiom
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- serve
- summons
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subpoenanoun [ C ]
uk/səˈpiː.nə/us/səˈpiː.nə/specializeda legal document ordering someone to appear in a law court:
Subpoenas were issued to several government employees.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- bring
- civil action
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- make legal history idiom
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- serve
- summons
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