Subpoena

Noun

 * 1)  A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony.

Derived terms

 * subpoena duces tecum
 * subpoena ad testificandum

Verb

 * 1) To summon with a subpoena.

Verbs for Subpoena
default—; dispatch—; evade—; issue—; request—; serve—; —apprehends; —arraigns; —bids; —calls upon; —commands; —compels ; —constrains; —informs; —instructs; —orders; —requires; —specifies; —summons.

Thesaurus
bid come, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call out, call together, call up, certiorari, citation, cite, conjure, conjure up, convene, convoke, demand, evoke, garnishment, habeas corpus, indent, invoke, monition, muster, muster up, order up, page, preconize, recall, requisition, send after, send for, serve, summon, summon forth, summon up, summons, venire, venire de novo, venire facias, warrant, writ, writ of summons

Etymology
First attested with this spelling in 1623, from : sub: and poena:.

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 傳票, 传票, 傳訊, 传讯
 * Danish: stævning
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: kohtukutse
 * Finnish: todistajan haaste, haaste
 * French:


 * German: Zwangsvorladung, Vorladung
 * Interlingua: citation
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 召喚状
 * Polish: wezwanie do sądu
 * Portuguese: intimação, citação
 * Russian: повестка
 * Turkish: celpname, mahkeme çağrısı, celp kâğıdı

Verb

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 傳訊, 传讯
 * Dutch: dagvaarden


 * Finnish: haastaa todistajaksi, haastaa
 * German: zwangsvorladen