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venireman

American  
[vi-nahy-ree-muhn, -neer-ee-] / vɪˈnaɪ ri mən, -ˈnɪər i- /

noun

Law.

plural

veniremen
  1. a person summoned under a venire facias.


venireman British  
/ vɪˈnaɪərɪmən /

noun

  1. (in the US and formerly in England) a person summoned for jury service under a venire facias

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of venireman

1770–80, venire ( see venire facias) + man

Example Sentences

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Each venireman was quizzed sharply on his labor beliefs, his religion, his opinion of circumstantial evidence.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Steuer asks one venireman after another: Is he prejudiced against bankers?

From Time Magazine Archive

One venireman was passed over because he lived in Chicago's Drake Hotel.

From Time Magazine Archive

The venireman insisted that he could sign "not guilty," and that he could agree to a jail sentence.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Hunt, Henry M.

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