VENIREMAN

A member of a panel of Jurors; a juror summoned by a writ of venire facias. … [Read more...] about VENIREMAN

practice. The name of a writ directed to the sheriff commanding him to cause to come from the body of the county before the court from which it issued, on some day certain and therein specified, a certain number of qualified citizens who are to act as jurors in the said court. … [Read more...] about VENIRE OR VENIRE PACIAS JURATORES

practice. The name of a new writ of venire facias; this is awarded when, by reason of some irregularity or defect in the proceeding on the first venire, or the trial, the proper effect of that which has been frustrated, or the verdict become void in law: as, for example, when the jury has been improperly chosen, or an uncertain, ambiguous or defective verdict has been rendered. … [Read more...] about VENIRE FACIAS DE NOVO

practice, crim. law. According to the English law, the proper process to be issued on an indictment for any petit misdemeanor, on a penal statute, is a writ called venire facias. 2. It is in the nature of a summons to cause the party to appear. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Lat. In practice. A judicial writ, directed to the sheriff of the county in which a cause … [Read more...] about VENIRE FACIAS

Lat. To come; to appear in court. This word is sometimes used as the name of the writ for summoning a jury, more commonly called a "venire facias." … [Read more...] about VENIRE