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subpoena

noun as in writ

Strong match

verb as in issue a writ

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Republican James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, issued the subpoenas to the Clintons and eight other individuals.

From BBC

In May, Baldoni's lawyers tried to obtain messages between Lively and the singer directly from Swift by sending subpoenas to the Grammy Award winner and her legal team.

From BBC

Wiener’s bill, if signed in to law, would protect patients and providers from federal officials attempting to access a state database of patients’ prescription history without a warrant, subpoena, or court order.

At the news conference, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin warned that if officials fail to cooperate, the panel is ready to issue subpoenas to compel them to do so.

The Democrat also credited MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell for a July 23 interview with a lawyer for Epstein survivors who suggested the Oversight Committee subpoena Epstein’s estate for the birthday book.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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