subpoena_duces_tecum has definitions from the fields of law,writing
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[ noun ] (law,writing) a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control

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(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)

At his trial , petitioner sought to secure through subpoena_duces_tecum the longhand notes of the Department 's hearing_officer , Evensen , as_well as his report thereon .

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writ law

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