subpoenaed

[ suh-pee-nuhd, suhb- ]

adjectiveLaw.
  1. (of a witness or evidence) required by a subpoena to appear or be submitted before a court or other deliberative body: The subpoenaed recordings include over 33 hours of conversations, mostly between the defendant and his parents and brother.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of subpoena.

Origin of subpoenaed

1
First recorded in 1840–45; subpoena + -ed2 for the adjective; subpoena + -ed1 for the verb

Other words from subpoenaed

  • un·sub·poe·naed, adjective

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