venire facias
venire facias · venire faciases
A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to summon a certain…A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to summon a certain number of qualified persons to a court case to serve as jurors.
/vɪˈnʌɪ.ə.ɹiː ˈfeɪ.ʃɪ.as/
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to summon a certain number of qualified persons to a court case to serve as jurors.
a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty
(historical)A summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin venīre faciās (“that you make or cause to come”), from the opening worBorrowed from Latin venīre faciās (“that you make or cause to come”), from the opening words of the writ.
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Forms
plural: venire faciases| Singular | venire facias |
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