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to supes

to supes

9.9
Order someone to appear in court and bring papers
  • verb
  • /suːps/
  • Jargon
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  • If the witness does not respond, the district attorney supes them to appear next week.

Examples

  • After missing the first deadline, the attorney supes the defendant to appear at the hearing.

  • The lawyer supes the accountant to ensure all documents are presented in court.

  • Every time someone ignores a summons, the office supes them again.

  • They supes him to testify next week.

  • Did the court supes her last month?

  • The court supes the witness to ensure they provide their testimony next month.

  • When he failed to respond, the legal team supes him to attend the trial.

Synonyms

to subpoena
vsto supes
  • Formal
74 8.3

To officially order someone to go to court or give papers

is an informal term for serving such an official order in speech
to issue a subpoena
vsto supes
  • Formal
15 8.1

To officially order someone to go to court or give evidence

is used informally to describe doing that same formal legal action

Surface Forms

supes infinitive
suped past
suped past participle
suping present participle
supes third person singular

Morphology

supes = supe (semi-transparent) = supe + s

The target form is the verb 'supe' with a present/-s inflection; 'supe' itself is a clipped informal form of 'subpoena' and is specialized legal slang.

Etymology

Supes as a verb comes from a short form of subpoena, a court order that means 'to appear' or bring papers. A helpful way to remember it is that to supes someone is to give them that court order so they must come to court.