SUBPOENA


Meaning of SUBPOENA in English

(~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.

N-COUNT

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

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