A Writ Order Commanding a Person to Attend Court
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Making a Documentary, Group 1510, Puzzle 3 (Science and Technology).
Question is: A Writ Order Commanding a Person to Attend Court
and the answer is: SUBPOENA
Word Meaning:
SUBPOENA — (law) A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
Definitions from Wiktionary.