to be served a subpoena

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• subpoena — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. summons, writ, order, monition, citation. See command. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. summons, warrant, citation; see command 1 . v. Syn. cite, arraign, call; see summon 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I… …   English dictionary for students

• subpoena — sub·poe·na 1 also sub·pe·na /sə pē nə/ n [Latin sub poena under penalty]: a writ commanding a designated person upon whom it has been served to appear (as in court or before a congressional committee) under a penalty (as a charge of contempt) for …   Law dictionary

• Subpoena — Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Subpoena ad testificandum — Subpoena Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Subpoena duces tecum — Subpoena Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… …   Wikipedia

• Subpoena duces tecum — A subpoena duces tecum (or subpoena for production of evidence) is a court summons ordering a named party to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial. The summons is known by various… …   Wikipedia

• Subpoena — A subpoena (pronEng|səˈpiːnə) is commonly defined as a written command to a person to testify before a court or be punished. More accurately, a subpoena is the conditional threat of punishment made by a governmental authority. It is attached to a …   Wikipedia

• subpoena — /seuh pee neuh, seuhb /, n., v., subpoenaed, subpoenaing. Law. n. 1. the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body. v.t. 2. to serve with a subpoena …   Universalium

• subpoena — [[t]səpi͟ːnə[/t]] subpoenas, subpoenaing, subpoenaed 1) N COUNT A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court …   English dictionary

• subpoena duces tecum — /sa(b)piyna d(y)uwsiyz tiykam/ A court process, initiated by party in litigation, compelling production of certain specific documents and other items, material and relevant to facts in issue in a pending judicial proceeding, which documents and… …   Black's law dictionary