/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.
Also, subpena .
[ 1375-1425; late ME sub poena under penalty (the first words of the writ) ]