N-COUNT (传唤某人出庭作证的)传票 A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness.
He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court. 他接到传票要出庭应诉。
VERB (以传票)传唤…出庭作证;要求当庭出示(证据) If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.
Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses... 特别委员会有权传唤证人出庭作证。
The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents. 该调查将凭借现有权力要求将各种相关文件呈堂。