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Definición y significado de subpoena
Definición
subpoena (n.)
1.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
subpoena (v. trans.)
1.(jurisprudence)serve or summon with a subpoena"The witness and her records were subpoenaed"
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Merriam Webster
SubpœnaSub*pœ"na (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See Pain.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also subpena.]
‖Subpœna ad testificandum (�). [NL.] A writ used to procure the attendance of a witness for the purpose of testifying. -- ‖Subpœna duces tecum (�). [NL.] A writ which requires a witness to attend and bring certain documents.
SubpœnaSub*pœ"na, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subpœnaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Subpœnaing.] (Law) To serve with a writ of subpœna; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience.
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Diccionario analógico
subpoena (n.)
judicial writ, writ[Hyper.]
arraign, cite, serve a summons on, summon, summons[Nominalisation]
have up, subpoena, summon[Dérivé]
subpoena (v. tr.)
[jurisprudence]
process, serve, swear out[Hyper.]
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