- subpoena ad testificandum
- noun Etymology: New Latin, under penalty to give testimony Date: circa 1769 a writ commanding a person to appear in court to testify as a witness
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subpoena ad testificandum
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subpoena ad testificandum — subpoena ad tes·ti·fi·can·dum / ˌad ˌtes tə fə kan dəm, ˌäd ˌtes tē fē kän ˌdu̇m/: a subpoena that commands a witness to appear and give testimony Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… … Wikipedia
Subpoena ad testificandum — Subpoena Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subpoena ad testificandum — noun a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court • Syn: ↑subpoena • Derivationally related forms: ↑subpoena (for: ↑subpoena) • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subpoena ad testificandum — /sa(b)piyna aed testafakaendam/ Subpoena to testify. A technical and descriptive term for the ordinary subpoena. See subpoena … Black's law dictionary
subpoena ad testificandum — A writ to bring a witness into court to testify; a subpoena for a witness. See 3 Bl Comm 369 … Ballentine's law dictionary
subpoena ad testificandum — noun A writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court … Wiktionary
subpoena — sub·poe·na 1 also sub·pe·na /sə pē nə/ n [Latin sub poena under penalty]: a writ commanding a designated person upon whom it has been served to appear (as in court or before a congressional committee) under a penalty (as a charge of contempt) for … Law dictionary
Subpoena — est un terme juridique du droit anglo saxon. Il s agit d un mot latin entré dans la langue juridique anglaise sous la forme supenna au XVe siècle[1]. Originalement, il s agissait de deux mots latin, sub et poena signifiant, littéralement… … Wikipédia en Français
Subpoena — Subpoena, es un término jurídico usado en el Derecho anglosajón para referirse a una orden, citación o requerimiento de comparecencia ante un órgano gubernamental, por lo general los tribunales de justicia, para la producción de un testimonio… … Wikipedia Español
