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subpoena vs judicial writ

judicial writ vs subpoena

subpoena and judicial writ both are nouns.

subpoena is a verb but judicial writ is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subpoena Yes No Yes No
judicial writ Yes No No No
As nouns, judicial writ is a hypernym of subpoena; that is, judicial writ is a word with a broader meaning than subpoena:
  • subpoena: 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
  • judicial writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
Other hypernyms of subpoena include writ.
subpoena (noun) judicial writ (noun)
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 (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
subpoena (verb) judicial writ (verb)
serve or summon with a subpoena
Difference between subpoena and judicial writ

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