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WITNESS SUMMONS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- notice to attend
1, record 1, English, notice%20to%20attend
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person served with a summons to witness or a notice to attend may apply to the court on motion to have it set aside or varied on grounds that he can give no evidence relevant to the issues or that compliance would work a hardship on him. 1, record 1, English, - notice%20to%20attend
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avis de comparution
1, record 1, French, avis%20de%20comparution
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La personne qui reçoit signification d'une assignation à témoin ou d'un avis de comparution peut, par voie de motion, en demander l'annulation ou la modification à la cour au motif qu'elle ne peut rendre aucun témoignage pertinent au litige ou qu'elle s'exposerait à de graves difficultés si elle y déférait. 2, record 1, French, - avis%20de%20comparution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- subpoena duces tecum
1, record 2, English, subpoena%20duces%20tecum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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). 1, record 2, English, - subpoena%20duces%20tecum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- assignation à produire
1, record 2, French, assignation%20%C3%A0%20produire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- subpoena duces tecum 1, record 2, French, subpoena%20duces%20tecum
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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). 2, record 2, French, - assignation%20%C3%A0%20produire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- subpoena ad testificandum
1, record 3, English, subpoena%20ad%20testificandum
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- subpoena to witness 2, record 3, English, subpoena%20to%20witness
correct
- subpoena 3, record 3, English, subpoena
correct, noun
- subpoena for attendance 4, record 3, English, subpoena%20for%20attendance
correct
- direction to attend 4, record 3, English, direction%20to%20attend
correct
- summons to witness 5, record 3, English, summons%20to%20witness
correct
- witness summons 6, record 3, English, witness%20summons
correct
- writ of subpoena 7, record 3, English, writ%20of%20subpoena
correct
- witness subpoena 8, record 3, English, witness%20subpoena
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Writ or summons... used for the purpose of compelling a witness to attend and give evidence.(Jowitt's, p. 1712). 6, record 3, English, - subpoena%20ad%20testificandum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- assignation à témoigner
1, record 3, French, assignation%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- assignation de témoin 2, record 3, French, assignation%20de%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- subpoena ad testificandum 3, record 3, French, subpoena%20ad%20testificandum
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- assignation 4, record 3, French, assignation
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- citation à témoin 5, record 3, French, citation%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
- bref de subpoena 6, record 3, French, bref%20de%20subpoena
correct, masculine noun
- assignation à témoin 7, record 3, French, assignation%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
- bref d'assignation à témoigner 8, record 3, French, bref%20d%27assignation%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
masculine noun
- bref d'assignation 2, record 3, French, bref%20d%27assignation
masculine noun
- assignation à comparaître 9, record 3, French, assignation%20%C3%A0%20compara%C3%AEtre
feminine noun
- subpoena à comparaître 9, record 3, French, subpoena%20%C3%A0%20compara%C3%AEtre
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
assignation à témoigner; assignation de témoin; subpoena ad testificandum : 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). 10, record 3, French, - assignation%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
assignation : équivalent de «subpoena» et de «subpoena to witness» recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie française de la procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 10, record 3, French, - assignation%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamento procesal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- citación de un testigo
1, record 3, Spanish, citaci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20testigo
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orden judicial escrita que exige la comparecencia de una persona ante determinado tribunal en el día y a la hora señalados para atestiguar o aportar materiales que se usarán como prueba. 1, record 3, Spanish, - citaci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20testigo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Parliamentary Language
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- refractory witness
1, record 4, English, refractory%20witness
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- recalcitrant witness 2, record 4, English, recalcitrant%20witness
correct
- rebellious witness 3, record 4, English, rebellious%20witness
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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... 4, record 4, English, - refractory%20witness
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 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 ... 5, record 4, English, - refractory%20witness
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- témoin réfractaire
1, record 4, French, t%C3%A9moin%20r%C3%A9fractaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- témoin récalcitrant 2, record 4, French, t%C3%A9moin%20r%C3%A9calcitrant
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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? 2, record 4, French, - t%C3%A9moin%20r%C3%A9fractaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-09-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- attend trial
1, record 5, English, attend%20trial
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- attend for a trial 2, record 5, English, attend%20for%20a%20trial
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a witness fails to attend trial after being properly served with a summons to witness and attendance money, the trial judge may issue a warrant for his or her arrest. 3, record 5, English, - attend%20trial
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- se présenter à l'instruction
1, record 5, French, se%20pr%C3%A9senter%20%C3%A0%20l%27instruction
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- comparaître au procès 1, record 5, French, compara%C3%AEtre%20au%20proc%C3%A8s
correct
- comparaître à une instruction 2, record 5, French, compara%C3%AEtre%20%C3%A0%20une%20instruction
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
se présenter à l'instruction; comparaître au procès : termes recommandés par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile. 3, record 5, French, - se%20pr%C3%A9senter%20%C3%A0%20l%27instruction
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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