VENIRE FACIAS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("venire facias" is a kind of...):

judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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