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Feb 12, 2012
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sub•poe•na



Pronunciation: (su-pē'nu, sub-), [key]
—n., v., -naed, -na•ing. Law.

—n.
the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.

—v.t.
to serve with a subpoena. Also,sub•pe'na.

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