How to pronounce “venire facias”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (historical, law) 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.
• (law, historical) A summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear.
• (law, historical) Clipping of venire facias ad respondendum, a writ directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause the person named in the writ to appear in court to respond to a civil (non-criminal) claim against him or her.

Practice Nearby Words

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