Subpoena definition

Subpoena means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:
Subpoena means a Commission issued writ commanding a person to attend as a witness to testify or to produce documents, including books, papers and tangible things, at a deposition or at a hearing.
Subpoena means a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony upon a certain matter.

Examples of Subpoena in a sentence

  • Subpoena – a legal document or order commanding a person to appear and testify before a court or other tribunal, subject to being held in contempt for failing to comply.

  • Subpoena duces tecum – a subpoena ordering a person to appear in court or other tribunal to testify and/or to bring specified documents, records, or items.


More Definitions of Subpoena

Subpoena means an order to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony.
Subpoena means a formal legal document issued under authority to compel the appearance of a witness at an administrative proceeding, the disobedience of which may be punishable as a contempt of court.
Subpoena means subpoena ad testificandum or subpoena duces tecum, or both.
Subpoena means a written order or writ directed to a person and requiring attendance at a particular time and place to take the action specified therein.
Subpoena means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to do any of the following:
Subpoena means a writ or order issued by a court or the department in a proceeding or as part of an investigation related to the paternity or support of a child that commands a person to appear at a particular place and time to testify or produce documents or things under the person's control.
Subpoena means a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony. A "subpoena duces tecum" is a command requiring the person subpoenaed to bring records with them.