subpoena
French, noun/syb.pe.na/
subpoena is spelled S-U-B-P-O-E-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 179,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subpoena is a French masculine noun meaning “subpoena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Convocation à témoigner devant une cour de justice”.
What does subpoena mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Convocation à témoigner devant une cour de justice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of subpoena
- subpoenas plural
- subpœna alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subpoena?
- /syb.pe.na/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is subpoena in French?
subpoena appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).