Subpoena
Subpoena in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of subpoena.
Meaning of Subpoena in Spanish
Description/ translation of subpoena into Spanish: citación (reclamar un juez o tribunal la comparecencia de aguien, especialmente de un testigo); ordenar la presentación de un documento (se habla en ese caso de subpoena duces tecum); subpoena power: potestad de convocar bajo sanción, requerir el juez la presencia de alguien o de algo[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where subpoena belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Subpoena published by Antonio Peñaranda
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- subpoena in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- subpoena in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Subpoena Meaning in the U.S. Court System
A command, issued under authority of a court or other authorized government entity, to compel an individual or organization to produce some kind of evidence, or require a witness to appear and give testimony.
Meaning of Subpoena in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Subpoena published by the National Association for Court Management: A court order compelling a witness to appear and testify.
Concept of Subpoena in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Subpoena: A legal process (writ) used to require the appearance of a person or documents into court.
Concept of Subpoena in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Subpoena: A legal process (writ) used to require the appearance of a person or documents into court.
Concept of “Subpoena”
Traditional meaning of subpoena in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Under a penalty. A judicial writ commanding a party or witness to appear in court under a penalty; see Robinson’s Elementary Law Rev. ed.; § 338. Subpoena ad testificandum: the common subpoena to a witness; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 369. Duces tecum: a subpoena commanding the person to bring with him certain documents or evidence; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 382. In equity, the subpoena is the first process; like the writ in law, and issues on filing the bill; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 445.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Subpoena”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
See Also
Subpoena (Criminal Judicial Process)
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