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出頭命令 (しゅっとうめいれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出しゅっ頭とう命めい令れい

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Meanings

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noun

summons; subpoena

law

Legal term for a court order requiring a person to appear. Used in formal legal contexts.

裁さい判ばん所しょから出しゅっ頭とう命めい令れいが届とどいた。
I received a summons from the court.

証しょう人にんとして出しゅっ頭とう命めい令れいに従したがわなければならない。

As a witness, you must comply with the subpoena.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
頭head, counter for large animals
命fate, command, decree
令orders, laws, command

Similar words

召しょう喚かん状じょう
召喚状 is a more common term for a summons, while 出頭命令 is a formal legal order to appear.

Etymology

Compound of 出頭 (appearance) and 命令 (order). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with legal summons.