subpoena (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: səˈpiːnə
Definition
A formal legal order commanding a person to appear in court to give testimony or to produce documents for evidence.
Examples
The committee issued a subpoena to the CEO to testify regarding the company's financial records.
She was served with a subpoena requiring her presence at the trial next Tuesday.
Failure to comply with a court-ordered subpoena can result in a charge of contempt.
How to Use subpoena
- subpoena someone to do something (collocation)
- Ordering a person to perform a specific legal action. — "The court subpoenaed the accountant to testify at the hearing."
- be subpoenaed for [reason] (collocation)
- The state of having received a legal order. — "She was subpoenaed for her knowledge of the company's internal policies."
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