Meaning & use

venire

noun·Advanced

A panel of citizens summoned to court from which a jury is selected.

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The court clerk called names from the venire until twelve jurors were chosen.

Several members of the venire were dismissed after admitting personal bias in the case.

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Venire comes from Latin and is a technical legal term rarely used outside courtroom procedure.

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