SUBPOENA Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

sə-ˈpē-nə

Definition of subpoena

as in summons

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution

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Recent Examples of subpoena

Noun

Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The House voted yesterday to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over the former Apollo Global Management CEO's refusal to comply with subpoenas tied to an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Despite Judge Pamela White's decision restoring computer access to Baltimore's inspector general and ordering the city respond to her subpoenas, the battle is not yet over. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee. — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026 Her defense also requested the court to subpoena the IP address to trace where the messages originated. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for subpoena

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Noun

All of them were issued summonses for disorderly conduct and released.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
They were eventually arrested and are expected to be issued summonses and released.

— Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of summons

Verb

Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The aircraft dropped nearly 14,000 feet during the initial plunge, according to Flightradar24 data cited by Reuters.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of cite

Verb

That’s by order of the President, who summoned the captains of the AI industry to the nation’s capital Tuesday to discuss AI safety and AI regulation…or, self-regulation.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Staff cordoned off the area and summoned the police, who are investigating the case as one of criminal damage.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of summon

Verb

Raffensperger, a Republican who had provided the public version of the voter list with less information requested by the DOJ, welcomed the decision.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Both the prosecution and the defense appealed that verdict, with the prosecution requesting 14 years and the defense pushing for acquittal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of request

Verb

From there, enter 26-131 in the proceedings window/box (which is the first one shown on the page) and that should automatically call up the case of the early renewal filings for Disney’s ABC stations.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Joey Meneses had an RBI single in his Athletics debut after being called up from the minors before the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Definition of call up

Verb

Netanyahu convened security consultations over the incident and cleared the remainder of his schedule to manage the crisis, according to Reuters.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
One of the efforts my organization is spearheading locally is a partnership with a local nonprofit, the Healthcare Foundation of Orange County, to convene healthcare funders, hospitals and the County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA).

— Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of convene

Verb

Earlier this month, Evercore ISI used a six-month measure to call out 115 S&P 500 stocks with negative beta, a list skewed toward energy, utilities and consumer staples.

— Deena Zaidi,Nick Wells, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Now there seems to be a petty attempt to call out cheating when no cheating took place.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of call out

Verb

As Arkansas families navigate a new education landscape, asking the right questions can help ensure that choice leads not just to change, but to growth, stability, and opportunity for the students who matter most.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Then Teresa gets brought up onstage by the mentalist, who asks her to think of someone meaningful in her life from before the cameras, who nobody in the room would know the name of.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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