subpoenaed

[ suh-pee-nuhd, suhb- ]

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adjective

Law.

(of a witness or evidence) required by a subpoena to appear or be submitted before a court or other deliberative body:
The subpoenaed recordings include over 33 hours of conversations, mostly between the defendant and his parents and brother.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of subpoena.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subpoenaed¹

First recorded in 1840–45; subpoena + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; subpoena + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

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When the government subpoenaed reporter James Risen to testify about the identity of his anonymous source, he faced prison for contempt of court.

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A journalist gets subpoenaed and asked to reveal a confidential source.

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Earlier this summer, I was subpoenaed to watch it as part of a deposition in the civil suit.

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Texas legislators had subpoenaed Roberson to testify in October, a novel way to delay the scheduled execution of a man many people believe to be innocent.

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A committee of the state House of Representatives subpoenaed the inmate to testify about the case in the legislature.

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subpoena duces tecum subpolar

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