| English noun: subpoena ad testificandum | |||
| 1. | subpoena ad testificandum (communication) a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court | ||
| Synonyms | subpoena | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | judicial writ, writ | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||