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Louiegirl_Chicago
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Louiegirl_Chicago asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 6 years ago

what is the difference between a summons and a subpoena?

i love thorough, well thought out answers. please take your time to fully explain your answer. and don't give me a one liner: i will thumb you down for your carelessness and iodiocracy.

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WHY THE HECK did i not get the right to place this legal question into the correct category? this is not a poll. this is not about entertainment. it's about LAW.

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  • pstottmfc
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    6 years ago
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    I think a summons is when you are charged with something and ordered to appear before the court to answer those charges.

    A subpoena is an order to appear in court to give evidence relating to a case where someone else is on trial.

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