venire facias

venire fa·ci·as

V0054250 (fā′shē-əs, -ăs′)n. See venire.

[Middle English; see venire.]

venire facias

(ˈfeɪʃɪˌæs) n (Law) law (formerly) a writ directing a sheriff to summon suitable persons to form a jury[C15: Latin, literally: you must make come]

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Noun

1.venire facias - a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury dutyjudicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officerlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Venire Facias

Related to Venire Facias: Venire facias de novo

Venire Facias

[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.

VENIRE FACIAS, 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. 4 Bl. Com. 18 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 351.

venire facias

Related to venire facias: Venire facias de novo

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Words related to venire facias

noun a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty

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