subpoena

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Ordre officiel écrit obligeant une personne à venir au tribunal pour répondre à des questions comme témoin.

En anglais simple : An official written order telling someone to attend court and answer questions as a witness.

• The court issued a subpoena.
• He received a subpoena to appear as a witness.
• Two witnesses ignored their subpoenas.

Comment l'utiliser : a subpoena to do something (She received a subpoena to testify at the trial.)

Synonymes : witness summons

Expressions courantes : receive a subpoena, issue a subpoena, serve a subpoena

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Ordonner officiellement à quelqu’un de venir au tribunal pour répondre à des questions comme témoin.

En anglais simple : To officially order someone to attend court and answer questions as a witness.

• The court subpoenaed the driver.
• Her lawyer will subpoena two witnesses.
• She was subpoenaed to testify about the accident.

Comment l'utiliser : subpoena someone to do something (The judge subpoenaed him to give evidence.)

Synonymes : summon

Expressions courantes : subpoena a witness, subpoena someone