venireman
Americannoun
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veniremen
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of venireman
1770–80, venire ( see venire facias) + man
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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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Each venireman was quizzed sharply on his labor beliefs, his religion, his opinion of circumstantial evidence.
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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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One venireman was passed over because he lived in Chicago's Drake Hotel.
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And then slapping him on the shoulder continued: "Have you been summoned as a venireman?"
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt
Judge Blythin, who won in a landslide, was undisturbed when Cleveland papers published the addresses of all 75 veniremen, who were thus deluged with letters and phone calls.
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Faced with that specter of personal responsibility, some veniremen backed down.
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British judges simply call twelve veniremen at random without even asking their occupations.
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In its most recent decision on jury selection two months ago, the Supreme Court upheld a Georgia statute that empowers jury commissioners to choose veniremen from "intelligent and upright citizens of the county."
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The twelve jurymen chosen had cost the State in fees alone to the veniremen summoned nearly $5,000.
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt
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