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- [suh-pee-nuh, suh b-]
- /səˈpi nə, səb-/
- /səˈpiː.nə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-pee-nuh, suh b-]
- /səˈpi nə, səb-/
Definitions of subpoena word
- noun subpoena the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body. 1
- verb with object subpoena to serve with a subpoena. 1
- noun subpoena law: witness summons 1
- transitive verb subpoena law: summon as witness 1
- countable noun subpoena A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. 0
- verb subpoena 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. 0
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Origin of subpoena
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin sub poenā under penalty (the first words of the writ)
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Parts of speech for Subpoena
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
subpoena popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for subpoena
noun subpoena
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- adjuration — a solemn charge or command
- bylaw — A bylaw is a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- certification — a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
verb subpoena
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- call in — If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
- call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
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