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Subpoena
Subpoena noun - A writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court.
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Nearby Words: subpoenaed, subpoenaing
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- This allowed him to then serve a subpoena to the solicitor; the solicitor's testimony won him the case he was arguing.
Source: Batman Gambit / Live-Action TV - One episode of The Rockford Files featured Jim getting out of jail on a contempt of court charge due to issues with the subpoena that was used to get him to testify in the case where the charges occurred.
Source: Off on a Technicality - On the other hand, if the prosecutor feels that the case is worth it, he may be able to go forward without requiring the victim to testify, or may pressure the victim into testifying with a subpoena and the threat of contempt charges.
Source: Hollywood Law
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