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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescitazione in giudizio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃitaˈtsjone in dʒuˈdittsjo
"Ha ricevuto una citazione in giudizio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A writ ordering a person to attend a court.
"She was served with a subpoena to appear as a witness in the trial."
- 1
To summon someone with a writ to attend court.
"The defense team decided to subpoena the financial records."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'sub poenā', meaning 'under penalty'. It entered Middle English via legal terminology in the 14th century, initially referring to a writ commanding a person's appearance under a penalty for failure.
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assignation
Transliteration: a-si-gna-sjɔ̃
"Il a reçu une assignation à comparaître."
Vorladung
Transliteration: ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːdʊŋ
"Der Zeuge erhielt eine gerichtliche Vorladung."
citazione in giudizio
Transliteration: tʃitaˈtsjone in dʒuˈdittsjo
"Ha ricevuto una citazione in giudizio."
citación
Transliteration: sitaˈsjon
"El juez emitió una citación para el testigo."
intimação
Transliteration: ĩ.ta.maˈsɐ̃w̃
"Ela recebeu uma intimação para depor."
समंस
Transliteration: samans
"अदालत ने उसे समंस भेजा।"
传票
Transliteration: chuán piào
"法官向他发出了传票。"
소환장
Transliteration: sohwanjang
"그는 법원으로부터 소환장을 받았다."
召喚状
Transliteration: shōkanjō
"裁判所から証人出頭の召喚状が届いた。"
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