venireman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

venire +‎ -man

Noun[edit]

venireman (plural veniremen)

  1. (law) A potential juror summoned for duty.
    • 1963, Eliot Asinof, “The Trial”, in Eight Men Out:
      The state probed into the attitude of each venireman concerning the value he would attach to the testimony of a co-conspirator