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Definition of subpoena

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
serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

Similar Words: subpoena ad testificandum

Derivational Morphology: subpoena ad testificandum

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