- subpoena (n.)
[subpoena 词源字典]
- early 15c., sub pena, from Medieval Latin sub poena "under penalty," the first words of the writ commanding the presence of someone under penalty of failure, from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + poena, ablative of poena "penalty" (see penal). The verb is attested from 1630s.[subpoena etymology, subpoena origin, 英语词源]