Serve or summon with a subpoena "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"
Noun: subpoenasub'peenu
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 - subpoena ad testificandum
Derived forms: subpoenaed, subpoenaing, subpoenas
Type of: judicial writ, process, serve, swear out, writ