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noun

sə-ˈpē-nə How to pronounce subpoena (audio)
Definition of subpoenanext
as in summons
a written notice ordering a person to appear in court received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution

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verb

as in to cite

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Recent Examples of subpoena
Noun
Federal authorities seized Omar's phone in the search and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the probe told the AP this week. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 SpaceX agreed to testify earlier this week after the council threatened to have its subpoena enforced by a judge. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
There may be no provider prompt history to subpoena, no cloud model log to review and no centralized safety filter sitting between the operator and the output. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee. — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subpoena
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
  1. summons
  2. cite
  3. summon
  4. request
  5. call up
  6. convene
  7. call out
  8. ask
Noun
  • The number of summonses for low-level offenses, including criminal summonses, has risen during his tenure.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • They were eventually arrested and are expected to be issued summonses and released.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of summons
Verb
  • The Qatari plane left the Iranian capital approximately 30 minutes later, according to aviation tracking data cited by Iran's semi-official Fars News agency.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But several websites were temporarily down Wednesday morning, citing fear that hackers could take them over.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cite
Verb
  • In 2022, Lula summoned his old populist magnetism, built a coalition large enough to defeat Bolsonaro, and won a third term.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • About 20 minutes later, Hall summoned all off-duty swiftwater technicians.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of summon
Verb
  • With Election Day now less than two weeks away, more than 2 million absentee ballots have been requested across Michigan.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Weiss-Wolf’s advice emphasizes understanding your options and advocating for better health care, while recognizing that disclosing symptoms or requesting an accommodation can carry risks.
    — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of request
Verb
  • From there, enter 26-131 in the proceedings window/box (which is the first one shown on the page) and that should automatically call up the case of the early renewal filings for Disney’s ABC stations.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Joey Meneses had an RBI single in his Athletics debut after being called up from the minors before the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Definition of call up
Verb
  • Early Monday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani convened the press for an announcement.
    — Nicole Gelinas, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Parliament convened an emergency session on Sunday and was expected to approve the resolution on Tuesday, but the vote was postponed until next Monday.
    — Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of convene
Verb
  • The carry was so egregious that each of the announcers on the broadcast couldn't help but call out how bad the no-call was.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And the organization urges individuals to take action – to pay attention to what boys are watching online, share this data with men, and call out sexist statements when they are said.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of call out
Verb
  • The person asked a mutual contact to warn Rosman, according to three people familiar with that exchange.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Attendees asked engineers to provide preliminary cost estimates for street lighting running from the stadium connection north to Swepco Road.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of ask

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