📜subpoena

noun, verb
/səˈpiːnə/

Meaning

a legal document ordering someone to attend court; to summon someone with such a document

Example Sentences

The witness received a subpoena to appear in court next week.

Example Expressions

issue a subpoena

Synonyms

summons, writ, court order, mandate

Antonyms

dismissal, release

Collocations

issue subpoena, receive subpoena, subpoena witness, subpoena records

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