Eng. law. The name of a book kept in the king’s bench office, of such jurymen as were of the tales.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
Latin: Such; such men. When, by means of challenges or any other cause, a sufficient number of unexceptionable Jurors does not appear at the trial, either party may pray a “tales,” as it is termed; that Is, a supply of such men as are summoned on the flrst panel in order to make up the deficiency.