subpoena
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9.1
- noun
- /səˈpiːnə/
- Formal
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citación
- She received a subpoena demanding that she produce all relevant documents for the case.
- issue a subpoena
- serve a subpoena
- jury subpoena
His lawyer says the the records were obtained by a valid subpoena issued to AT&T;.
- His lawyer says the the records were obtained by a valid subpoena issued to AT&T;.
- At that point when he ducked that subpoena, the movie Deep Throat wasn't even showing in Washington, DC.
- We get subpoenas, court orders, things like that from various countries around the world.
- The next day we got a subpoena from Eliot Spitzer, who then was the attorney general in New York.
- I know that there are subpoenas being being served and I'm I'm nervous, you know, I'm I'm very concerned.
- Tristar refused and they filed a motion to suppress those subpoenas and suppress information that Britney Spears has requested.
- Go and get these people get subpoenas.
- They're weighing A consideration to potentially issue an ignorable subpoena.
Examples
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The next day we got a subpoena from Eliot Spitzer, who then was the attorney general in New York.
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There is nothing vague or exploratory about this subpoena request, Your Honor.
Fiction book (1997) -
But this time, this is a subpoena delivered by the court.
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You said yeah, I know son, we have a subpoena for your servers.
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Strzok, you are under subpoena and are required to answer the question.
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You broke the law when you did not respond to a court-issued subpoena to appear today.
Fiction book (2001) -
Lawyers have the power to have subpoenas issued to almost anyone, including doctors.
Fiction book (1995) -
I have here a subpoena demanding that you produce all tax records, receipts and all other information regarding your income tax returns for the past five years.
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But the court quashed the subpoena issued by Dear's lawyers for the INS.
Academic text (1998) -
Archibald Cox declared war on President Nixon today by issuing a subpoena for nine of the President's tapes.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
32
7.5
An official paper that orders someone to appear in court
32
6.4
An official paper ordering someone to appear in court
A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness
Compounds
- Formal
A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness
Surface Forms
Etymology
Subpoena comes from the Latin parts sub 'under' and poena 'penalty', so it originally meant 'under penalty' and refers to a written order you must obey or face punishment.