zwangsvorladen — 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
zwangsvorladen is used for these senses in English:
- subpoena (law) To summon (someone) with a subpoena (noun sense 1) to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony or to produce evidence; to serve a subpoena on (someone).
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.