Synonyms for
Subpoena
Definition
A writ ordering a person to attend a court.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- issue a subpoena
- serve a subpoena
- subpoena duces tecum
- quash a subpoena
- honor a subpoena
- receive a subpoena
- subpoena power
Word family
Usage note
A subpoena is a legal document commanding someone to appear in court or produce evidence. It is a formal term, and informal synonyms are generally not appropriate in legal contexts.
Example sentences
- The lawyer served a subpoena to the defendant.
- The witness was reluctant to obey the subpoena.
- The judge can issue a subpoena for any necessary evidence.
- The subpoena required the accountant to testify in court.
- The prosecutor obtained a subpoena for the victim to testify.
Quotes
My understanding is that espionage means giving secret or classified information to the enemy. Since Snowden shared information with the American people, his indictment for espionage could reveal (or confirm) that the US Government views you and me as the enemy.
If you subpoena somebody, they're going to have to come in and testify under oath. They'll have to answer questions truthfully. They can't just lie and get away with it.
Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you're being watched and recorded. ...it's getting to the point where you don't have to have done anything wrong, you simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody, even by a wrong call, and then they can use this system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you've ever made, every friend you've ever discussed something with, and attack you on that basis, to sort of derive suspicion from an innocent life.