subpœna

See also: subpoena

English

Noun

subpœna (plural subpœnas or subpœnæ)

1. Obsolete spelling of subpoena

Verb

subpœna (third-person singular simple present subpœnas, present participle subpœnaing, simple past and past participle subpœnaed or subpœnæd)

1. Obsolete spelling of subpoena
   • 1942 May-June, “U.S.A. Pullman Monopoly Opposed”, in Railway Magazine, page 130:

     The Federal Government subpœnaed over fifty witnesses, but many of these were relieved of testifying by the submission of documents.

Anagrams

• base upon

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syb.pe.na/

Noun

subpœna m (plural subpœnas)

1. Alternative form of subpoena
   • 1907, author uncertain, Les Rapports Judicaires de Québec‎^[1], page 204:

     Ce Montplaisir est venu en cour, répondant à une assignation ou subpœna destiné à son père ou à son cousin.

     This Montplaisir came to court, responding to a summons or subpoena intended for his father or cousin.