noun
definition
A writ requiring a defendant to appear in court to answer a plaintiff's claim.
definition
A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony.
verb
definition
To summon with a subpoena.
Examples of subpoenas in a Sentence
A Board of Arbitration (1895) has authority to make and publish investigations of all facts relating to strikes and lock-outs, to issue subpoenas for the attendance and testifying of witnesses, and "to adjust strikes or lock-outs by mediation or conciliation, without a formal submission to arbitration."
A state board of arbitration was created in 1896, but its usefulness was impaired by an opinion of the state attorneygeneral (in 1901) that it could not enforce subpoenas, compel testimony or enforce decisions.
March the Respondents will, by list, notify the appellant of all or any witnesses against whom subpoenas will be issued.
Yahoo alone expects to receive 600 civil subpoenas this year -- a 50 percent jump from 2002.
If we can use these subpoenas to catch crooked doctors, the Congress should allow law enforcement officials to use them in catching terrorists.
They say the subpoenas are intended to stifle dissent.
Administrative subpoenas, which enable law enforcement officials to obtain certain records quickly, are critical to many investigations.
While Kevin Federline's lawyer has been busy serving subpoenas to his ex-wife's friends and former rehab facility, it also seems Federline has had time to audition for a television role.
His lawyer has been swift with subpoenas to Spears' friends, assistant, bodyguard and the Promises Treatment Center she attended earlier in the year.
Federline recently had subpoenas issued to many of the people who know Britney best and have first-hand knowledge of her day-to-day interaction with the kids and her behavior.
Those receiving subpoenas include Spears' friends, employees and former employees.