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venire

  • /vɪˈnʌɪ.ə.ɹiː/ UK
  • /vɛˈni.ɹeɪ/ US

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Shortening of Latin venīre faciās, the opening words of a writ.

noun venires

  1. A writ of venire facias. [W]here a Venire omits Part of the Iſſue, or any of the Parties; if a Juror is named in the Habeas Corpora, by a Name different from that in the Venire; or a Juror return'd on ſuch a Panel is omitted in the Habeas Corpora; or a Venire or Diſtringas are iſſued without any Award on the Roll to warrant
  2. US A group of persons summoned by a writ of venire facias to appear in court for jury selection. [T]he jury that in 1968 convicted the pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock and others protesting the Vietnam War of conspiring to violate the Military Service Act of 1967 by advocating the destruction of draft cards […] was devoid of women, largely because the venire from which this jury was formed conta

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@misc{venire_2026,
  title = {venire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/venire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}