'Venire' definitions:
Definition of 'venire'
(from WordNet)
noun
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: panel, venire]
Definition of 'venire'
From: GCIDE
- Venire facias \Ve*ni"re fa"ci*as\ [L., make, or cause, to come.] (Law) (a) 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. (b) A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also venire. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'venire'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blue-ribbon jury,
- certiorari,
- citation,
- country,
- garnishment,
- grand jury,
- habeas corpus,
- hung jury,
- impanelment,
- inquest,
- jury,
- jury list,
- jury of inquest,
- jury of matrons,
- jury panel,
- jury selection,
- monition,
- panel,
- petit jury,
- police jury,
- sessions,
- special jury,
- subpoena,
- summons,
- trial jury,
- venire de novo,
- venire facias,
- writ of summons