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Subpoena

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a legal order requiring a person to attend court or produce evidence
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Stage 1 of 2
sub poena
Latin · ancient
"under penalty"
literally under penalty, the warning attached to a legal order to appear
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Stage 2 of 2
subpoena
English · 1400s
"a legal order requiring attendance or testimony in court"
adopted directly for a legal order requiring court attendance
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