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Nouns (1)

n. 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

Verbs (2)

serve with a subpoena, summon with a subpoena

v. serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

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Fuzzynyms (6)

citation

n. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

ticket

n. a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)

summons, summon, call for, cite

v. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

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