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to subpoena

to subpoena

74 8.3
To officially order someone to go to court or give papers
  • verb
  • /səˈpiːnə/
  • Formal
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  • We don't believe they would subpoena you unless they thought your testimony would help their case.

Also, unrelated question, can you be subpoenaed in space?

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Examples

  • But I'll know soon enough when I subpoena you for national records.

  • Last month, the judge allowed Mr. O'Mara to subpoena Twitter and Facebook for the information.

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  • And with respect, sir, I can subpoena you.

  • Now we'll have to subpoena them both.

  • The government could then subpoena Google, and Google might be willing to give away the information they have.

    Blog text (21)
  • Then they can subpoena your DNA and your cell phone and...

  • Sure, because we can just subpoena their personnel records, which we already know contain damaging information.

  • And I subpoena Flying Officer Trubshawe as a witness.

  • I need you to subpoena Billy Donaldson's financial records.

  • We will need to subpoena the witness to ensure his testimony is given in court.

Synonyms

to issue a subpoena
vsto subpoena
  • Formal
15 8.1

To officially order someone to go to court or give evidence

is the legal act of ordering appearance or documents by serving process
to summons
vsto subpoena
  • Formal
14 5.3

To order someone to appear in court

is specifically served to demand appearance or documents in legal proceedings
to supes
vsto subpoena
  • Jargon
9.9

Order someone to appear in court and bring papers

is the formal legal order rather than an informal expression

Phrasal Verbs

15 8.1

To officially order someone to go to court or give evidence

Compounds

1 9.9

A court order telling someone to come and bring certain documents

A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness

Surface Forms

subpoena infinitive
subpoenaed past
subpoenaed past participle
subpoenaing present participle
subpoenas third person singular

Etymology

To subpoena someone comes from the same Latin parts sub 'under' and poena 'penalty', meaning to officially order a person to appear in court and put them 'under penalty' if they do not obey.