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subpoena

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) subpoena (noun)
  2. 2) subpoena (verb)
  3. subpoena ad testificandum (noun)
  4. subpoena duces tecum (noun)

1sub·poe·na

noun \sə-ˈpē-nə, ÷-nē\

Definition of SUBPOENA

: a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
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Examples of SUBPOENA

  1. <received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution>

Origin of SUBPOENA

Middle English suppena, from Latin sub poena under penalty
First Known Use: 15th century

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Rhymes with SUBPOENA

arena, Athena, Bernina, cantina, catena, Christina, coquina, corbina, corvina, czarina, dracaena, euglena, farina, fontina, galena, Georgina, hyena, kachina, marina, Marina, medina, Medina, novena, patina, piscina, platina, retsina, sestina, Shechinah, verbena

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