'Tales de circumstantibus' definitions:

Definition of 'Tales de circumstantibus'

From: GCIDE
  • Tales \Ta"les\ (t[=a]"l[=e]z), n. [L., pl. of talis such (persons).] (Law) (a) pl. Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter. --Blount. --Blackstone. (b) syntactically sing. The writ by which such persons are summoned. [1913 Webster]
  • Tales book, a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales. --Blount. --Craig.
  • Tales de circumstantibus [L.], such, or the like, from those standing about. [1913 Webster]