SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subpoena duces tecum mean? 

• SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM (noun)
  The noun SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM has 1 sense:

1. a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control

  Familiarity information: SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subpoena duces tecum" is a kind of...):

judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)