subpoena
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                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
                
                    Verb
                    
            serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"