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to subpoena
01
to officially summon someone to attend a court proceeding, produce evidence, or provide testimony under penalty of law
Transitive: to subpoena sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
subpoena
3rd person singular
subpoenas
Present participle
subpoenaing
Past simple
subpoenaed
Past participle
subpoenaed
Examples
The prosecutor may subpoena a witness to testify in a criminal trial.
Subpoena
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
subpoenas
Examples
The attorney served a subpoena on the key witness, requiring their presence at the trial.
