See Also: Subpoena(money)
Subpoena(law)
subpoena(encyclopedia)
subpoena(dictionary)
subpoena 1, noun(dictionary)
subpoena 2, verb(dictionary)
SUBPOENA, practice, evidence(law)
Subpoena Duces Tecum(law)
SUBPOENA, chancery practice(law)
SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM, practice(law)

bylina (iou) and subpoena (iou)


bylina (iou)



bylina noun. , -nas. L19.
[Russian.]
A Russian traditional heroic poem.

subpoena (iou)



subpoena noun & verb. LME.
[Latin sub poena under penalty, the first words on the writ.]
Law.
A. noun. A writ issued by a court or Other authorized body requiring the attendance of a person at a stated time and place, subject to penalty for non-compliance. Also more fully writ of subpoena, & in Latin phrs. below. LME.
subpoena ad testificandum a subpoena requiring a person's attendance at a court of law for the purpose of giving evidence. subpoena DUCES TECUM.
N. Mailer It was very hard..to get a respond to a subpoena if he lived out of the state.
b. verb trans. Serve a subpoena on. Freq. in pass. M17.
R. Cobb The prosecution were certain to try to subpoena me as a witness. A. Macrae My lawyer can arrange for you to be subpoenaed if you have trouble getting off work.