haaste todistajaksi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- subpoena noun A legal order requiring someone to appear in court or produce evidence, under threat of punishment for ignoring it.
Senses
haaste todistajaksi is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
subpoena — full definition
- noun A legal order requiring someone to appear in court or produce evidence, under threat of punishment for ignoring it.
- verb To legally compel someone to appear in court or hand over evidence.