to issue a subpoena
15
8.1
- phrasal verb
- /ˈɪʃu ə səˈpuːnə/
- Formal
:
citar
- The court decided to issue a subpoena for both witnesses to ensure their appearance at the trial.
- committee issued a subpoena
- prosecutor issued a subpoena
- jury issued subpoenas
Prosecutors issued a subpoena earlier this year to the Archives to obtain the boxes.
- Prosecutors issued a subpoena earlier this year to the Archives to obtain the boxes.
- What I'm saying is that once people know that you cannot convene a grand jury and issue a subpoena to them, they're not going to voluntarily cooperate.
Examples
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Since Mr. Cadden has indicated he will not appear voluntarily, we are left with no choice but to issue a subpoena.
Blog text (30) -
Archibald Cox declared war on President Nixon today by issuing a subpoena for nine of the President's tapes.
Fiction book (1995) -
Officer, you must issue a subpoena.
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In this matter, do you think Congress should or should not issue subpoenas to force White House officials to testify under oath about this matter?
Blog text (31) -
Prosecutors issued a subpoena earlier this year to the Archives to obtain the boxes.
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Note that police officers have gained access with a court-issued subpoena, according to your report.
Blog text (30) -
Then start issuing subpoenas.
Blog text (15) -
In Miller, government agents issued subpoenas to two banks and obtained banking records suggesting that the depositor possessed an illegal still.
Academic text (2017) -
Issa exposed Towns' cover-up by issuing a second subpoena, which disgorged all of the records:
Blog text (16) -
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics has issued subpoenas for several of Silver's aides and attorneys with the state comptroller and attorney general as Cuomo's aides wonder if Silver can survive, according to sources.
Blog text (25)
Synonyms
74
8.3
To officially order someone to go to court or give papers
33
6.4
To officially tell someone to appear before a court
14
5.3
To order someone to appear in court
Order someone to appear in court and bring papers
How Compulsory
258
4.8
- Formal
15
8.1
- Formal
200
5.3
- Formal
1
6.3
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'issue' (to make official or distribute) combined with 'subpoena' (a court order) yields 'to formally order someone to appear or provide evidence.' The article 'a' is semantically neutral and the verb + noun pattern is a common, cross-linguistically transparent legal construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Issue a subpoena comes from old law words: the word subpoena comes from Latin meaning 'under penalty', and issue means to send out a paper that orders someone to come to court. So the image is a court sending a paper that threatens punishment if you do not come, which is why the phrase means 'to formally order someone to appear or give evidence'.