Singaporean Mandarin Database

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Legal/Politics

法政

Legal / Politics

释义

动词

法庭或警方等执法单位通知当事人前去作证。

DEFINITION

Verb

An order issued by a law enforcement unit, such as the courts or the police, requiring a person to testify in court.

由来
  • 新加坡的法庭规定，若接获传召通知，当事人必须在规定的日期与时间出庭作证。在某些情况下，当事人也必须提供与案件有关的文件。
  • 若在正常的情况下 (即无特殊理由) 没有履行传召，当事人可被控藐视法庭，并且面临罚款或监禁。

ETYMOLOGY
  • Under Singapore law, a person who receives a subpoena must attend court at a specific date and time. In some cases, the person must produce documents related to the case.
  • Failure to respond to a subpoena without a valid reason may result in the person being charged with contempt of court, as well as being fined or jailed.

例句
大巴窑父子失踪爆出新内情，妻子被指去年年底对两父子家暴，法庭发出通告，传召对方下周三出庭，否则将展开通缉。(《新明日报》，12/7/2019)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
There have been further developments in the disappearance of the father and son pair in Toa Payoh. The wife, who was accused of domestic violence against both father and son last year, has been subpoenaed to appear in court next Wednesday. If she fails to show up, she may be arrested. (Shin Min Daily News, 12/7/2019)
其他地区用语

传唤（大陆）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

传唤 (Mainland China)

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