‖ [ L., bring with thee. ] A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him some piece of evidence or other thing to be produced to the court. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control
(n)United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891), Syn.William Tecumseh Sherman