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subpoena[1,noun] subpoena[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹sub·poe·na
Pronunciation: s-p-n
Function: noun
Etymology: from the Latin phrase sub poena "under penalty"; used as the beginning words of the order
: an order in writing commanding a person named in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure to appear

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