sub|poe|na

sub|poe|na
sub|poe|na «suh PEE nuh», noun, verb, -naed, -na|ing.
–n.
an official written order commanding a person to appear in court or before another legal body, such as a committee of the U.S. Congress. A subpoena is delivered by an officer of the court or other legal body to the person specified in it, who becomes liable to penalty for failure to comply with it. »

Mr. Bell has said that if necessary he will call the corporation officers on subpoena (London Times).

–v.t.
to summon with such an order; serve a subpoena on: »

They were cited for refusing to turn over to the committee…documents subpoenaed from them (New York Times).

 Also, subpena.
╂[< Medieval Latin sub poena, the first words of the writ < Latin sub under + poenā, ablative of poena penalty]

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