subpoena power

subpoena power
subpoena power
the power of a court, committee, etc. to order someone to appear and give evidence or documents to be produced: give/grant/have subpoena power »

Federal mine safety officials have subpoena power similar to other federal agencies.

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Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… …   Wikipedia

  • subpoena — ▪ I. subpoena sub‧poe‧na 1 [səˈpiːnə, səb ] verb subpoenaed PTandPPX [transitive] LAW to order someone to come to court and be a witness, or to order someone to give documents to the court: • Telephone companies records can be subpoenaed.… …   Financial and business terms

  • subpoena — sub·poe·na 1 also sub·pe·na /sə pē nə/ n [Latin sub poena under penalty]: a writ commanding a designated person upon whom it has been served to appear (as in court or before a congressional committee) under a penalty (as a charge of contempt) for …   Law dictionary

  • Subpoena duces tecum — A subpoena duces tecum (or subpoena for production of evidence) is a court summons ordering a named party to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial. The summons is known by various… …   Wikipedia

  • Subpoena — A subpoena (pronEng|səˈpiːnə) is commonly defined as a written command to a person to testify before a court or be punished. More accurately, a subpoena is the conditional threat of punishment made by a governmental authority. It is attached to a …   Wikipedia

  • subpoena — [[t]səpi͟ːnə[/t]] subpoenas, subpoenaing, subpoenaed 1) N COUNT A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court …   English dictionary

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