verb
- past tense and past participle of subpoena; officially ordered to appear in court or provide evidence
Usage: legal
Examples
- The witness was subpenaed to testify in the criminal trial.
- Several documents were subpenaed as evidence for the case.
- She had been subpenaed but failed to appear in court.
- The company’s financial records were subpenaed by the prosecutor.
- He was subpenaed to give testimony about the incident.
- The journalist was subpenaed to reveal her sources.