Writ Summoning Someone to Attend Court

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Mesopotamia, Group 975, Puzzle 4 (Cultural Influence).

Question is: Writ Summoning Someone 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.

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