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serve a subpoena (on/upon sb)
serve表示送达，常用被动语态。
The court served a subpoena on the witness.
法院向证人送达了传票。
传票
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传票
A legal writ requiring someone to appear in court or at a deposition as a witness, or to produce evidence.
The court served a subpoena on the witness.
法院向证人送达了传票。
要求某人出庭、作证或提供证据的书面命令,否则可能受罚。
A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
法院发出的传票,强制证人在司法程序中出庭；不服从可能被视为藐视法庭
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
能够强制或要求某事,或传唤某人的动机或事物。
A motive or thing which can compel or demand something, or summon someone.
The witness received a subpoena ordering her to appear in court on Monday.
证人收到传票，要求她周一出庭。
The judge issued a subpoena for the accountant's financial documents.
法官发出了要求会计师提供财务文件的传票。
Failing to obey a subpoena can result in a fine or imprisonment.
不遵守传票可能导致罚款或监禁。
serve表示送达，常用被动语态。
The court served a subpoena on the witness.
法院向证人送达了传票。
issue指签发，多用于法院。
The judge issued a subpoena for the documents.
法官签发了要求提供文件的传票。
comply with表示遵守，通常用于被传唤方。
The company must comply with the subpoena.
该公司必须遵守传票要求。
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The court issued subpoena to the witness.
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The court issued a subpoena to the witness.
subpoena 是可数名词，前面需要冠词 a 或 the。
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The court issued many subpoena.
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The court issued many subpoenas.
subpoena 是可数名词，复数形式要加 -s。
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法律术语，可数名词，常与issue, serve等动词搭配。
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