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- DictionarySub·poe·na du·ces te·cum/səˌpēnə ˌdo͞osēz ˈtēkəm/
noun
- 1. a writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring relevant documents.
noun
Court summons ordering the recipient to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial
A subpoena duces tecum (pronounced in English sə-PEE-nə DEW-seez TEE-kəm), or subpoena for production of evidence, is a court summons ordering the recipient to appear before the court and produce documents or other tangible evidence for use at a hearing or trial. In some jurisdictions, it can also be issued by legislative bodies such as county boards of supervisors. The summons is known by various... Wikipedia