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| sub·poe·na [ sə pnə ] or sub·pe·na [ sə pnə ] |
noun (plural sub·poe·nas) (plural sub·pe·nas) |
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legal order demanding evidence: a written legal order summoning a witness or requiring evidence to be submitted to a court or similar deliberative body
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transitive verb (past and past participle sub·poe·naed, present participle sub·poe·na·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·poe·nas) |
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summon somebody or something for evidence: to summon a witness with a written legal order, or require something to be submitted in evidence to a court or other deliberative body
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| [15th century. < Latin sub poena "under penalty," first words of the writ] |
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  sub·poe·naed adjective |
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