sub·poe·na 1 also sub·pe·na /sə-'pē-nə/ n [Latin sub poena under penalty]: a writ commanding a designated person upon whom it has been served to appear (as in court or before a congressional committee) under a penalty (as a charge of contempt) for failure to comply compare summons
subpoena 2 also subpena vt -naed, -na·ing: to call before a court or hearing by a subpoena
the inspector is given the power to subpoena any relevant...witnesses — Harvard Law Review; also: to command the production of (evidence) by a subpoena duces tecum
subpoenaed documents
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.