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subpoena

/səˈpiːnə/noun

उच्चारण सपीन

सम्मन, अदालती बुलावा

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noun
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    [C] law

    a written order to attend a court of law to give evidence

    सम्मन, अदालती बुलावा

    • She was served a subpoena to appear as a witness.
    • The company's director received a subpoena from the court.
    • The lawyer asked the court to issue a subpoena for the records.
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    • He ignored the subpoena and was fined.
    • A subpoena arrived at the editor's office on Monday.

    Synonyms summons writ court order citation

verb
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    [T] ~ sb law

    to order somebody to attend a court of law and give evidence

    (अदालत में) तलब करना

    • The witness was subpoenaed.
    • The court subpoenaed the bank manager to explain the missing funds.
    • The prosecutor subpoenaed three witnesses for the trial.
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    • The committee has the power to subpoena documents.
    • She was subpoenaed to testify about the accident.

    Synonyms summon call cite

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

summons writ court order citation summon call cite

AaSpelling

sub·poe·na

Spelling and pronunciation, asked often: sub-poe-na, with a silent b and -oe-, /səˈpiːnə/ (not 'subpena').

Spelling और pronunciation में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: sub-poe-na, silent b और -oe- के साथ, /səˈpiːnə/ ('subpena' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the legal-order words together: subpoena (an order to attend court as a witness), summons (an order to appear in court), warrant (permission to arrest or search), writ (a written court order), injunction (an order to stop doing something).

कानूनी आदेश के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: subpoena (गवाह के रूप में अदालत में आने का आदेश), summons (अदालत में पेश होने का आदेश), warrant (गिरफ़्तारी या तलाशी की अनुमति), writ (लिखित अदालती आदेश), injunction (कुछ करने से रोकने का आदेश)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin sub poena, 'under penalty'.

Latin sub poena, 'दंड के अधीन', से।