subpoena

noun

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

Synonym: subpoena ad testificandum

verb

1. serve or summon with a subpoena

e.g. The witness and her records were subpoenaed

1. (传唤某人出庭作证的)传票
A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness.

e.g. He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.
他接到传票要出庭应诉。

2. (以传票)传唤…出庭作证;要求当庭出示(证据)
If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.

e.g. Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses...
特别委员会有权传唤证人出庭作证。
e.g. The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.
该调查将凭借现有权力要求将各种相关文件呈堂。

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3. subpoena的反义词

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