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Noun: subpoena duces tecum
  1. (law) a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control

Derived forms: subpoenas duces tecum

Type of: judicial writ, writ

Encyclopedia: Subpoena duces tecum

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