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adv. Latin For testifying.=>> subpoena (subpoena ad testificandum). See also habeas corpus.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… … Wikipedia
habeas corpus ad testificandum — see habeas corpus Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Subpoena ad testificandum — Subpoena Sub*p[oe] na, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subpoena ad testificandum — subpoena ad tes·ti·fi·can·dum / ˌad ˌtes tə fə kan dəm, ˌäd ˌtes tē fē kän ˌdu̇m/: a subpoena that commands a witness to appear and give testimony Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
ad testificandum — For giving testimony. See habeas corpus ad testificandum … Ballentine's law dictionary
subpoena ad testificandum — noun a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court • Syn: ↑subpoena • Derivationally related forms: ↑subpoena (for: ↑subpoena) • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subpoena ad testificandum — noun Etymology: New Latin, under penalty to give testimony Date: circa 1769 a writ commanding a person to appear in court to testify as a witness … New Collegiate Dictionary
subpoena ad testificandum — noun A writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court … Wiktionary
ad testificandum — /aed testafakaendam/ To testify. Type of writ of habeas corpus used to bring prisoner to court to testify. See habeas corpus … Black's law dictionary
habeas corpus ad testificandum — /heybiyas korpas xd testafakaendam/ The writ, meaning you have the body to testify , used to bring up a prisoner detained in a jail or prison to give evidence before the court. Hottle v. District Court in and for Clinton County, 233 Iowa 904, 11… … Black's law dictionary
