subpoena
sub·poena
verb
noun
1.
a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
Phrases
- contempt of court
- subpoena ad respondendum
- subpoena ad testificandum
- subpoena duces tecum
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