Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Subpoena
n. [Latin "under penalty"] A writ commanding a person to appear before a court or other tribunal, subject to a penalty for failing to comply. - Also spelled subpena. Pl. subpoenas.
Subpoenal
adj. Required or done under penalty, esp. in compliance with a subpoena.
alias subpoena
see subpoena.
subpoena ad testificandum
[Law Latin] A subpoena ordering a witness to appear and give testimony.
subpoena duces tecum
[Law Latin] A subpoena ordering the witness to appear and to bring specified documents or records.