venire facias

Dictionary: venire fa·ci·as (fā'shē-əs, -ăs') pronunciation

n.
See venire (sense 1).

[Middle English. See venire.]

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[Latin, Cause to come.] A judicial order or writ addressed to the sheriff of a county where a legal action is to take place, commanding the sheriff to assemble a jury.

A venireman is a member of a jury summoned by a writ of venire facias.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty

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