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as in summons
a written notice ordering a person to appear in court received a subpoena to appear as a witness for the prosecution

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verb

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Noun
But Murphy, in both rulings to quash the subpoenas, declared that the defense hadn’t provided enough evidence that the State Attorney’s Office engaged in a cover-up. Devoun Cetotute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025 On the other side of the subpoena, representatives for Swift were not leaving any statement stone unturned Friday. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Verb
What To Know On May 9, Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in the Lively-Baldoni legal battle. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 The remarks come just days after Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in the case, which is headed to trial next March. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for subpoena
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Noun
  • The division has handled around 2,400 jobs since their launch and has helped issue 2,400 summonses, made 132 arrests, and seized 91 mopeds, 17 e-bikes, and 352 vehicles tied to constant complaints.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
  • However, John Doe summonses are not limited to cryptocurrency and are a common IRS tool for all types of financial transactions involving private financial information the government may want for investigative and tax enforcement efforts.
    Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Heye, the veteran GOP official, cited the case of Reince Priebus, Trump's former White House Chief of Staff, who found out Trump fired him on a rainy airport Tarmac in 2017 after traveling with the President on Air Force One.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • Earlier this year, then-Fire Chief Kristin Crowley cited disabled engines, and a lack of mechanics, as one reason why fire officials did not dispatch more personnel to Pacific Palisades before the Jan. 7 fire.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Taylor watched the game from the dugout until the ninth inning when he was summoned to pinch run and play left field.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic’s teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month’s Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • On June 4, lawyers for the 27-year-old rapper and Twitch streamer – born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. – requested a temporary emergency order in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to a filing reviewed by USA TODAY.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
  • Officials discussed requesting state and county funding for future recreation opportunities.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Up next: Kane has been called up for England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra on June 7 and a friendly against Senegal on June 10.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • But miracles do happen, and he was called up by the Miami Marlins on April 20, as a reserve infielder.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Volatility creates opportunity, and Forbes again convened dozens of investors and business leaders for the fourth annual Forbes Iconoclast Summit at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Amid interest around the potential implementation of the ABS challenge system; ESPN’s expiring TV deal; and a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that ends in 2026; the MLB owners convened in New York City this week for their annual in-season meeting.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • He was called out, but the call was overturned after the Mets challenged the ruling.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
  • Hassabis isn’t the first to call out such concerns.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • The response from her daughter was electric, and people began to comment on the fun design and ask about her interest in ballet.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 May 2025
  • Think about the vast difference between typing in keywords to get hyperlinks, and simply asking an intelligent entity a question.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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