(1):
A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also venire.
(2):
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.
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