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subpoena
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[ verb ] serve or summon with a subpoena
Examples "The witness and her records were subpoenaed" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)After reading his statement discharging the 23 d ward case , Karns told Wexler that if the seven cases scheduled for trial also involved persons who had been subpoenaed , he would dismiss them . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law,writing) 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
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