Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun subpoena

1 sense of subpoena

Sense 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)
       => writ, judicial writ -- ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb subpoena

1 sense of subpoena

Sense 1
subpoena -- (serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed")
       => serve, process, swear out -- (deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff")