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SUBPOENA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

Synonyms:

subpoena; subpoena ad testificandum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subpoena" is a kind of...):

judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

subpoena (serve or summon with a subpoena)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Serve or summon with a subpoena

Example:

The witness and her records were subpoenaed

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "subpoena" is one way to...):

process; serve; swear out (deliver a warrant or summons to someone)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

subpoena (a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court)

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