letters rogatory

letters rogatory definition - legal

n

Court order or subpoena issued in one jurisdiction, seeking to compel citizen of another jurisdiction to testify in the first jurisdiction; requires court approval in second jurisdiction.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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