Noun: subpoena ad testificandum
- (law) 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
"The prosecutor issued a subpoena ad testificandum to ensure the key witness would testify at the trial";
- subpoena
Derived forms: subpoenas ad testificandum
Type of: judicial writ, writ
Encyclopedia: Subpoena ad testificandum