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    [Noun]  | "sub*poe*na" | \ sə-ˈpē-nə \


    1: a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English suppena, from Latin sub poena under penalty;

    [Noun]  | "subpoena ad tes*ti*fi*can*dum" | \ -ˌad-ˌte-stə-fi-ˈkan-dəm \


    1: a writ commanding a person to appear in court to testify as a witness

    Origin: 1594 ;

     New Latin, under penalty to give testimony;

    [Noun]  | "subpoena du*ces te*cum" | \ -ˌdü-səs-ˈtē-kəm \


    1: a writ commanding a person to produce in court certain designated documents or evidence

    Origin: 1730 ;

     New Latin, under penalty you shall bring with you;

    [Verb]  | "subpoena" 


    1: to serve or summon with a writ of subpoena

    Origin: 1640 ;

    [Verb]  | "subpoena" 


    [Noun]  | "subpoena" 


    1: a written notice ordering a person to appear in court;


      * e.g., " ... received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution "



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     [ "Subpoena" ]

    1: Subpeona, a horrid piece of paper that informs you that you have to go to court to give testimony. Commonly the cause of many heart attacks. Commonly opens with "You are hereby COMMANDED to appear."

      * e.g.,  ... I got a subpoena in the mail the other day, I almost messed myself. 

     [ "Subpoena" ]

    1: While doing a chick from behind one performs a donkey punch with a gavel and yells the name of their favorite supreme court justice.

      * e.g.,  ... John gave her a subpoena last night for added jurisprudence pleasure. 

     [ "Subpoena [latin]" ]

    1: A Subpoena actually or correctly is an order of a court which requires a person to be present at a certain time and place or suffer a penalty (subpoena means, literally, "under penalty"). This is the tool used by Court to ensure that witnesses present themselves at a given place, date and time to make themselves available to testify.

      * e.g.,  ... Subpoena to be present for a deposition at the Court or more practically, in one of the attorneys offices. 

     [ "Subpoena" ]

    1: The bane of DSMP fanfic writers, which Autocorrect replaces Sapnap with constantly

      * e.g.,  ... Fic author typing: Badboyhalo put the muffin tin in the oven, and looked over to Subpoena- Fic author: F U C K 

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