a written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence (传唤证人出庭的)传票 He was served with a subpoena. 他被传唤出庭作证。 She is appearing today under subpoena (= she has been given a subpoena to appear). 她已被传唤,今天将出庭作证。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySubpoena is used after these nouns:- jury
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin sub poena ‘under penalty’ (the first words of the writ). Use as a verb dates from the mid 17th cent.