"subpoena" in the noun sense
1. subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum
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
"subpoena" in the verb sense
1. subpoena
serve or summon with a subpoena
"The witness and her records were subpoenaed"
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