Definitions for venire facias
Princeton's WordNet
venire facias(noun)
a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty
Wiktionary
venire facias(Noun)
A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear in court at a specified time to serve as jurors.
venire facias(Noun)
A summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear.
Origin: make or cause to come.
Webster Dictionary
Venire facias(u)
a judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear in court at a specified time, to serve as jurors in said court
Venire facias(u)
a writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also venire
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