Noun: subpoena duces tecum
- (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
"The lawyer served a subpoena duces tecum to obtain the company's financial records"
Derived forms: subpoenas duces tecum
Type of: judicial writ, writ
Encyclopedia: Subpoena duces tecum