Subpoena Court Give Legal Document Telling Attend Law

英[səˈpi:nə] 美[səˈpinə]

n.<法>传票;vt.<法>传唤（某人）;传讯;

N-COUNT

(传唤某人出庭作证的)传票

A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness.

例：He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.他接到传票要出庭应诉。

VERB

(以传票)传唤…出庭作证;要求当庭出示(证据)

If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.

例：Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses...特别委员会有权传唤证人出庭作证。

例：The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.该调查将凭借现有权力要求将各种相关文件呈堂。

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