verb
- past tense and past participle of subpoena; officially ordered to appear in court or provide evidence
Usage: legal
Examples
- The witness was subpoenaed to testify in the trial.
- Several documents were subpoenaed by the prosecutor.
- He was subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury.
- The company’s records were subpoenaed during the investigation.
- She had been subpoenaed but failed to show up in court.
- The journalist was subpoenaed to reveal her sources.