A subpoena duces tecum is a court order requiring the person named in it to produce certain books, papers, or other tangible things for the court.
(plural circlets) 1  A crown without arches or a covering. 2  A small circle. 3  A round body; an orb. ( UK, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
Definition of circle for English Language Learners. : 1  a perfectly round shape : a line that is curved so that its ends meet and every point on the line is the same distance from the center. : 2  a path that goes around a central point. : 3  an arrangement of people or things that forms a circle.