(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ 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 ~ to answer the charges in court.
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2.
If someone ~s a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone ~s a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.
Select committees have the power to ~ witnesses...
The investigation will rely on existing powers to ~ documents.
VERB: V n, V n