haaste vastata vaatimukseen — 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 vastata vaatimukseen is used for these senses in English:
- subpoena (historical, law) A writ requiring a defendant to appear in court to answer a plaintiff's claim (a subpoena ad respondendum); in England and Wales, and Ireland, this writ was formerly issued by the Court of Chancery at the plaintiff's request to commence a suit, but the procedure was abolished in 1852.
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.