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8 definitions • 10 examples
1
to
order
someone to go to a
law
court
to
answer
questions
:
Examples:
A friend of the
victim
was
subpoenaed
as a
witness
by
lawyers
representing
the
accused
.
[ + to infinitive ] They were
subpoenaed
to
testify
before the
judge
.
2
to
order
that
documents
must be
produced
in a
law
court
3
a
legal
document
ordering
someone to
appear
in a
law
court
:
Examples:
Subpoenas
were
issued
to
several
government
employees
.
4
to
order
someone to go to a
court
of
law
to
answer
questions
, or to
order
the
appearance
of
documents
in a
court
of
law
:
Examples:
to subpoena a
witness
5
to
order
someone to go to a
court
of
law
to
answer
questions
:
Examples:
The
State
Attorney
has
subpoenaed
10
companies
that make and
distribute
calling
cards
in
Florida
.
subpoena sb to do sth
Several
former
employees
of the
company
have been
subpoenaed
to
testify
before the
grand
jury
.
6
to
order
that
documents
must be
produced
in a
court
of
law
:
Examples:
subpoena
documents
/
records
Company
records
were
subpoenaed
in the
investigation
into
malpractice
.
7
a
legal
document
ordering
someone to
appear
in a
court
of
law
or to
produce
documents
:
Examples:
issue
/
receive
/
serve
a subpoena
subpoena for sth The
company
received
subpoenas
for
documents
and
testimony
about
its
marketing
practices
worldwide
8
the
power
of a
court
,
committee
, etc. to
order
someone to
appear
and give
evidence
or
documents
to be
produced
:
Examples:
give/
grant
/have subpoena
power
Federal
mine
safety
officials
have subpoena
power
similar
to other
federal
agencies
.
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