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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

duces tecum

[Latin] Bring with you. See subpoena duces tecum under SUBPOENA.

duces tecum licet languidus

n. [Law Latin "bring with you, although sick"] Hist. A habeas corpus writ ordering a sheriff to bring someone into court despite a return by the sheriff noting that the person was too ill to come.

subpoena duces tecum

[Law Latin] A subpoena ordering the witness to appear and to bring specified documents or records.