venire
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9.9
- noun
- /vəˈnɪr/
- Specialized
- The judge selected the jurors from the venire gathered outside the courthouse.
Examples
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As an American Indian woman with 24 years of experience, mostly as a litigator, she recalls few incidents of outright bias, at least in Oregon, where, she says, she has felt largely embraced by the bench, bar, and venire.
Academic text (2003) -
After the initial screening, the venire was narrowed down to a suitable group of jurors.
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He asked jurors in the venire whether anyone in the group was a party to a pending case in court.
Academic text (2009) -
A venire of 200 prospective jurors had been summoned.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lindner says the venue does not mean that the jury necessarily will reflect the racial composition of the central district, though, because the venire normally is 50 percent to 70 percent white, even though the white population there is not above 20 percent.
Academic text (1994) -
During the trial, the lawyer reviewed the demographics of the venire to assess potential biases.
Synonyms
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3.7
A group of people chosen to judge or discuss something
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Venire comes from the Latin verb venire, which means 'to come', and it is the same root behind English words like venue and convene. In law a venire is the group of people who are asked to 'come' to court so a jury can be chosen, so the name is really about people 'coming' to court.