Subopena:----------
sub⋅poe⋅na
–noun
1.
the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to serve with a subpoena.
Also, sub⋅pe⋅na.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L sub poenā under penalty (the first words of the writ)
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