vicinage
9.9
The local district that provides people for a jury
- noun
- /vɪˈsɪnɪdʒ/
- Formal
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jurisdicción
- Jurors are selected from the vicinage to ensure a fair trial by local peers.
Examples
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It is for this reason that the jurors are drawn from the vicinage..." 52
Academic text (2017) -
Drawing juries from the local community, a tradition now embodied in the Sixth Amendment's vicinage requirement, also helped guarantee that jurors had the requisite personal knowledge.
Academic text (2017) -
The vicinage of the courthouse plays a crucial role in determining juror eligibility.
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In the U.S., the right to a jury from the vicinage is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Synonyms
9.9
A group of people chosen as possible jurors in a trial
refers to the local district or the legal right to be tried there
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vicinage comes from the Latin vicinus, meaning 'neighbor', and was used for the local area where people lived. So in law vicinage means the district of 'neighbors' from which jurors are chosen.