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- a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control
How To Use subpoena duces tecum In A Sentence
- Is there any chance it will "manifest itself" until the sandpapered fingers of a subpoena duces tecum line up the tumblers on Cheney's "man-sized" safe? McCain Adviser: McCain Likely To Confront Obama About Ayers At Debate
- Later, the father's attorney sends the doctor a subpoena duces tecum requiring the physician to appear at a deposition with the records, or to send the records with an affidavit if he doesn't care to take the day off uncompensated.
