venire facias

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A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear in court at a specified time, to serve as jurors in said court
Called also venire
a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty
A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear