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WITNESS SUBPOENA [7 records]

Record 1 2013-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

Writ or summons... used to compel a witness to attend... to give evidence and also bring with him certain documents in his possession specified in the subpoena.(Jowitt's, p. 1712).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

assignation à produire; subpoena duces tecum : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

To provide(a document, witness, etc.) in response to subpoena or discovery request.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
CONT

Produire un document, des témoins (au tribunal, etc.).

OBS

produire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

An officer of the court, with powers to take evidence preliminary to the trial, such as an examination for discovery.... (Canadian Law Dictionary, 1980, p.356)

CONT

Any party may by subpoena require the attendance of a witness to be examined before any officer having jurisdiction(i. e., the special examiner)... for the purpose of using his evidence upon any motion.(Williston and Rolls, Law of Civil Procedure, 1970, p. 491)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Titre donné à la personne qui exerce les fonctions de «examiner» auprès de certains tribunaux.

OBS

auditeur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Rules of Court
DEF

A witness who can be forced by subpoena to give evidence in court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Règles de procédure
DEF

Personne que l'on peut obliger, en vertu d'une citation, à témoigner devant le tribunal.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

refractory witness ... where any person, attending either in obedience to a summons, or by virtue of a warrant, or being present in a court and being orally required by the court to give evidence in any cause ... (a) refuses to be sworn as a witness ...

CONT

What that means is that if the accused needs the testimony of a reluctant or recalcitrant witness to help establish his innocence, he has the right to secure the issuance of a federal subpoena, which is served on the witness by a U. S. marshal...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

Qu'arrive-t-il si un comité fait face à un témoin récalcitrant ou s'il se voit refuser un document que les membres jugent nécessaire pour la conduite d'une enquête?

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Rules of Court
CONT

A subpoena duces tecum [Lat.,=bring with you under penalty] requires a witness to produce at trial books, personal papers, or other material relevant to a judicial proceeding. Failure to obey a subpoena constitutes contempt of court, through subpoenas can be challenged.

CONT

A subpoena that commands a person to bring certain evidence, usually documents or papers, is called a subpoena duces tecum, from the Latin "under penalty to bring with you." this type of subpoena is often used in a civil lawsuit where one party resists giving the other party documents through the discovery process. If a court is convinced that the document request is legitimate, it will order the production of documents using a subpoena duces tecum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Règles de procédure

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

Where a witness is required under [the Federal Court of Canada] to attend a proceeding other than pursuant to a subpoena, the witness is entitled to witness fees and travel expenses...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
CONT

Lorsqu'une disposition des [Règles de la Cour fédérale] oblige un témoin à comparaître dans une instance autrement qu'aux termes d'un subpoena, celui-ci a droit à une indemnité de témoin et aux frais de déplacement [...]

Spanish

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