subpoenaing
Demanding court appearance
Subpoenaing is issuing a subpoena—a legal document requiring someone to appear in court or produce documents.
The word functions as both present participle and gerund: The committee is subpoenaing witnesses or Subpoenaing records takes time.
The unusual spelling preserves the Latin roots (sub poena, "under penalty").
Formal court notification
- serveAttend to needs
- process serverLegal notice courier
- legal noticeRequired official announcement
- service of processFormal delivery of court documents
filing · notification · delivery · certified mail · personal service · marshal · sheriff · evasion
One who attests
- swornBound by formal promise
- affidavitSworn written statement
- oathFormal binding promise
- testifyGive sworn evidence
perjury · deposition · credibility · corroborate · hearsay · incriminate · exculpate · reluctant witness
Pressured compliance through threats
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- duressCoercion through threats
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
demand · requirement · compliance · obligation · compulsory · force · pressure · necessity
Formal testimony under oath
- interrogatoryPertaining to examination
- recordsStored data or albums
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
custodian · retention · compliance · privilege · redaction · scope · relevance
One who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
prosecution · defense · verdict · bench · courtroom · docket · hearing · judicial
Legal authority's scope
- judicial powerCourts' constitutional authority
- legal authorityPower conferred by law
- venuePlace of occurrence
- federalDivided governmental authority
state · grand jury · congressional · legislative · investigative · regulatory · administrative
summons
Formal court notification
- serveAttend to needs
- process serverLegal notice courier
- legal noticeRequired official announcement
service of process · filing · notification · delivery · certified mail · personal service · marshal · sheriff · evasion · dodge
witness
One who attests
testify · perjury · deposition · credibility · corroborate · hearsay · incriminate · exculpate · reluctant witness · hostile witness
coercion
Pressured compliance through threats
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- duressCoercion through threats
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
constraint · demand · requirement · compliance · obligation · compulsory · force · pressure · necessity · court order
deposition
Formal testimony under oath
- interrogatoryPertaining to examination
- recordsStored data or albums
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
disclosure · custodian · retention · compliance · privilege · redaction · scope · relevance
judge
One who decides
defendant · prosecution · defense · verdict · bench · courtroom · docket · hearing · judicial · litigation
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- judicial powerCourts' constitutional authority
- legal authorityPower conferred by law
- venuePlace of occurrence
federal · state · grand jury · congressional · legislative · investigative · regulatory · administrative
subpoenaingrequesting
Asking for something
asking · inviting · entreating · soliciting · suggesting
subpoenaingexcusing
Forgiving a transgression
quashing · releasing · dismissing · exempting · discharging