повиква́телна — meaning in English

English meaning

• subpoena noun A legal order requiring someone to appear in court or produce evidence, under threat of punishment for ignoring it.
• summons noun A formal order to appear somewhere, especially in court.

Senses

повиква́телна is used for these senses in English:

• call-up An order to report for military service.
• subpoena (law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
• summons (legal) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.

subpoena — full definition

1. noun A legal order requiring someone to appear in court or produce evidence, under threat of punishment for ignoring it.
2. verb To legally compel someone to appear in court or hand over evidence.

summons — full definition

1. noun A formal order to appear somewhere, especially in court.
2. verb To formally order someone to appear in court.

Related Bulgarian words