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subpoena duces tecum

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subpoena duces tecum,
(in law) a subpoena commanding a person to take books, papers, records, or other items to the court.

subpoena (sub´pē´n),
n the process or writ issued by the court requiring the attendance of a witness at a certain time and place for testimony. It also may order him or her to bring books, records, or other relevant items as evidence.
subpoena duces tecum,
n a subpoena commanding a person to bring books, papers, records, or other items to the court.


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A special prosecutor filed a motion, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 17(c), for a subpoena duces tecum for the production of audio tapes and documents in the possession of President Nixon that related to precisely identified conversations and meetings.
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