Subpoena

"Subpoena" in Japanese

召喚

shōkan

(writ requiring someone to appear in court or at some other legal proceeding as a witness)

召喚状

shōkanjō

(writ requiring someone to appear in court or at some other legal proceeding as a witness)

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