subpoena
/sə(b)ˈpi.nə/ verb C2- To summon (someone) with a subpoena (noun sense 1) to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony or to produce evidence; to serve a subpoena on (someone).
- To require (a document or other evidence) to be produced before a court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding.
- To compel or summon (someone or something); to demand.
He/she/it subpoenas · Past subpoenaed · Past participle subpoenaed · -ing form subpoenaing
Verb forms
- Base form
- subpoena
- He/she/it
- subpoenas
- Past
- subpoenaed
- Past participle
- subpoenaed
- -ing form
- subpoenaing
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