1N-COUNT (傳喚某人出庭作證的)傳票 A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. (傳喚某人出庭作證的)傳票
He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.
他接到傳票要出庭應訴。
2VERB (以傳票)傳喚…出庭作證;要求當庭出示(證據) If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law. (以傳票)傳喚…出庭作證;要求當庭出示(證據)
Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses. [VERB noun]
特别委員會有權傳喚證人出庭作證。
The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents. [VERB noun]