Subpoena
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
L Under a penalty; a judicial writ commanding the attendance or appearance of a witness or party in court,' under a penalty; in equity, the first process, like the writ in an action, and issued on the filing of the bill. Subpoena ad testificandum: subpoena to testify; the common subpoena to a witness. Subpoena duces tecum: a subpoena by which a witness is commanded to bring with him certain documents or writing specified.