SUBPOENA
Dictionary entry overview: What does subpoena mean?
• SUBPOENA (noun)
The noun SUBPOENA has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: SUBPOENA used as a noun is very rare.
• SUBPOENA (verb)
The verb SUBPOENA has 1 sense:
1. serve or summon with a subpoena
Familiarity information: SUBPOENA used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBPOENA (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
subpoena; subpoena ad testificandum
Hypernyms ("subpoena" is a kind of...):
judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
• SUBPOENA (verb)
Meaning:
Serve or summon with a subpoena
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The witness and her records were subpoenaed
Hypernyms (to "subpoena" is one way to...):
process; serve; swear out (deliver a warrant or summons to someone)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
