传票 (chuán piào) — (law) court summons; subpoena; (accounting) voucher; receipt
Definition
One word with two unrelated legal/finance senses: in law, a court summons (subpoena) telling you to appear in court; in accounting, a voucher or receipt used to record a transaction. The character is the same in both — context decides which.
noun
(law) court summonssubpoena(accounting) voucherreceipt
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 传票，。Fǎ yuàn gěi tā fā le yì zhāng chuán piào, yāo qiú tā xià zhōu sān chū tíng.The court issued him a summons, requiring him to appear next Wednesday.
- 传票，。Kuài jì bǎ suǒ yǒu de chuán piào dōu zhěng lǐ hǎo, zhǔn bèi yuè dǐ hé duì zhàng mù.The accountant organized all the vouchers, ready to reconcile the accounts at the end of the month.
- 传票，。Shōu dào chuán piào hòu, tā lì kè lián xì le lǜ shī.After receiving the subpoena, he immediately contacted a lawyer.
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