subpoena

IPA: sʌpˈinʌ

(law, historical) A writ requiring a defendant to appear in court to answer a plaintiff's claim.
(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony.

Examples of "subpoena" in Sentences

It sounds as if asking for the subpoena is illegal.
If this subpoena is not a fishing expedition then what is?
The Obama Administration also defied a subpoena from the U.S.
Protection against contempt for refusing a subpoena is a far cry from being immune to a search warrant.
So the issuance of a subpoena is a simple task, done hundreds of thousands of times a day across the country.
From the subpoena: "This subpoena is issued under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 40113 and 46104; and 49 C. F.R § 1503.3."
Anyways, Indymedia received a subpoena from the US Justice Department asking for details of all site visitors on a particular date.
I wondered if they just waved a paper in front of the guy -- personally I wouldn't know a real subpoena from a piece of letterhead with signatures on it typed up by the very people standing at my door.
Working on my motion to quash this week, I was wondering if I was just delusional in thinking that the facts in this case area really, really clearly on my side, and that this subpoena is abusively broad.