venireman
Americannoun
plural
veniremennoun
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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