subpoenaOverview of noun subpoenafrom tagged texts) 1. subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum -- (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) Overview of verb subpoenaThe verb subpoena has 1 sense 1. subpoena -- (serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |