subpoena
verb[T]
lawspecializeduk/səˈpiː.nə/us/səˈpiː.nə/toordersomeone to go to alawcourttoanswerquestions:
传唤(某人)出庭Afriendof thevictimwas subpoenaedasawitnessbylawyersrepresentingtheaccused.被告方律师传唤受害人的一个朋友出庭作证。
[+ to infinitive]They were subpoenaedtotestifybefore thejudge.他们被传唤到庭作证。
toorderthatdocumentsmust beproducedin alawcourt
(发传票)命令交出,索取Taking legal action
- abatement order
- accuse
- ambulance-chasing
- appear forsomeone
- bring
- cease
- court martial
- indictment
- instruct
- litigate
- litigation
- litigious
- litigiousness
- locus standi
- prosecution
- prosecutorial
- reindict
- reindictment
- retry
- summons
subpoena
noun[C]
lawspecializeduk/səˈpiː.nə/us/səˈpiː.nə/alegaldocumentorderingsomeone toappearin alawcourt:
传票Subpoenas wereissuedto severalgovernmentemployees.已向几个政府雇员发出了传票。
Taking legal action
- abatement order
- accuse
- ambulance-chasing
- appear forsomeone
- bring
- cease
- court martial
- indictment
- instruct
- litigate
- litigation
- litigious
- litigiousness
- locus standi
- prosecution
- prosecutorial
- reindict
- reindictment
- retry
- summons