SUBPOENA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word subpoena. (close relations)
Definition of SUBPOENA
subpoenas
Best Alternative Words for SUBPOENA
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| citation | nounn | |||||||
noun • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 • an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement • (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited • a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding | ||||||||
| mandate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves • the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory verb • assign under a mandate • make mandatory • assign authority to | ||||||||
| process | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a particular course of action intended to achieve a result • (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents • a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant • a mental process that you are not directly aware of • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant • a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states verb • subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition • march in a procession • deal with in a routine way • perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • shape, form, or improve a material • deliver a warrant or summons to someone | ||||||||
| summons | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a request to be present • an order to appear in person at a given place and time • a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant verb • call in an official matter, such as to attend court | ||||||||
| writ | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | ||||||||
| subpoena ad testificandum | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
