subpoena

subpoena
[səˈpiːnə]
(Law)()
noun
  1. (全称 subpoena ad testificandum)a writ ordering a person to attend a court
    传票
    a subpoena may be issued to compel their attendance.
    可以发传票强迫他们出庭。
    [mass noun]they were all under subpoena to appear.
    他们全部被传唤出庭。
(subpoenas, subpoenaed subpoena'd, subpoenaing)
  1. [with obj.]summon (someone) with a subpoena
    (用传票)传唤
    the Queen is above the law and cannot be subpoenaed.
    女王凌驾于法律之上,不受传唤。
    ■require (a document or other evidence) to be submitted to a court of law
    要求把(文件或其他证据)呈交给法庭
    the decision to subpoena government records.
    索取政府记录的决定。
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin sub poena 'under penalty' (the first words of the writ). Use as a verb dates from the mid 17th cent
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