subpoena

BrE /səbˈpiːnə/ AmE /səbˈpiːnə/

noun en → es

1 LEGAL ORDER [singular] B2

a legal document ordering someone to go to court and give evidence or produce documents

orden judicial, citación

  • receive a subpoena

Collocations serve a subpoena on somebody · comply with a subpoena

  • The lawyer received a subpoena for his client.

    El abogado recibió una citación para su cliente.