venireman
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of venireman
1770–80, venire ( see venire facias) + man
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The venireman insisted that he could sign "not guilty," and that he could agree to a jail sentence.
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He rejected many a positive-sounding venireman because his manner showed a sign of unsureness that might possibly aid the defense.
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Mr. Steuer asks one venireman after another: Is he prejudiced against bankers?
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"And you," he said to one venireman, "would you have difficulty in presuming Richard Speck innocent?"
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With this the venireman attempted to get away from the bailiff, but Soloman held on to him with a vise-like grasp.
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.
In Federal courts, unlike some state courts, veniremen may be questioned as a group as well as singly, the judge often taking part to hasten matters.
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A prune-eating contest was embarrassing, but when F. Lee Bailey cross-examined studio volunteers as if they were veniremen for a potential murder-trial jury, the result was TV at its best.
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Altogether, 70 veniremen were examined; Justice Harold E. Wescott excused 34 for cause; the defense used 17 peremptory challenges, the prosecution seven.
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British judges simply call twelve veniremen at random without even asking their occupations.
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The fees of the special veniremen and the jury aggregated $8,000.
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.
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