Subpoena

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A subpoena (/səˈpiː.nə/;[1] also subpœna, supenna or subpena[2]) or witness summons is a writ issued by a government agency, most often a court, to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure. There are two common types of subpoenas:

  1. subpoena ad testificandum orders a person to testify before the ordering authority or face punishment. The subpoena can also request that the testimony be given by phone or in person.
  2. subpoena duces tecum orders a person or organization to bring physical evidence before the ordering authority or face punishment. This is often used for requests to mail copies of documents to a requesting party or directly to a court.
  1. ^ "subpoena". Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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