subpoena
sub|poe|na /səp'iːnə/ (subpoenas subpoenaing subpoenaed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness.
He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.
2 [VERB] V n, V n
If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.
Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses...
The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.
1 [N-COUNT]
A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness.
He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.
2 [VERB] V n, V n
If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.
Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses...
The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.