0 past simple and past participle of subpoena
1 to order someone to go to a law court to answer questions:
[ + to infinitive ] They were subpoenaed to testify before the judge.
A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
Witnesses can be subpoenaed provided that they are within the jurisdiction of the court.
In the retrial, witnesses could be subpoenaed, and the whole matter could be properly threshed out.
Provision is made for evidence to be taken on oath and for witnesses to be subpoenaed.
In a civil case a witness must look to the person who subpoenaed him for payment of his fee.
One of the difficulties in international litigation is, of course, the fact that witnesses cannot be subpoenaed if they live abroad.
I subpoenaed people to give evidence for me.
Often, when material is subpoenaed, a different picture emerges of the transaction than that which emerged from the estate agent's oral recommendations and second-hand information.
The policeman if he is subpoenaed has to give evidence, and may have conduct money.
