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 | ||