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subpoena meaning in Tamil

நீதிமன்ற அழைப்பாணை

/sə(b)ˈpiː.nə//sə(b)ˈpi.nə/

subpoena in Tamil: நீதிமன்ற அழைப்பாணை, முறை மன்ற அழைப்பு ஆணை, வரவழைப்பாணை. In English, subpoena means a writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.

Tamil words for subpoena

நீதிமன்ற அழைப்பாணை, முறை மன்ற அழைப்பு ஆணை, வரவழைப்பாணை

English meaning of subpoena

  1. noun A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
  2. noun A writ requiring a defendant to appear in court to answer a plaintiff's claim (a subpoena ad respondendum); in England and Wales, and Ireland, this writ was formerly issued by the Court of Chancery at the plaintiff's request to commence a suit, but the procedure was abolished in 1852.
  3. noun A motive or thing which can compel or demand something, or summon someone.
  4. verb To summon (someone) with a subpoena (noun sense 1) to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony or to produce evidence; to serve a subpoena on (someone).

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What is the meaning of subpoena in Tamil?
Subpoena in Tamil is நீதிமன்ற அழைப்பாணை, முறை மன்ற அழைப்பு ஆணை, வரவழைப்பாணை.
subpoena என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Subpoena: நீதிமன்ற அழைப்பாணை, முறை மன்ற அழைப்பு ஆணை, வரவழைப்பாணை.
What does subpoena mean in English?
Subpoena means a writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: subpoena (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: subpoena (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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