venire facias

Venire facias is a writ from a judge directing a sheriff to assemble prospective jurors . This is sometimes abbreviated as venire . It is a Latin term meaning "to cause to come."

See, e.g. Powers v. United States , 223 U.S. 303 (1912) .

See also:

• Jury duty
• Jury selection
• Jury trial
• Venire
• Venire facias de novo
• Veniremen

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