noun
a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
verb
to summon with a subpoena.
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The lawyer issued a subpoena to compel the witness to testify in court.
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The cop served him with a subpoena to appear in court.
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They hit him with a subpoena to show up at the trial.
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The sudden rainstorm was like a subpoena from nature to stay indoors.