Skip to content
SourceLaw Dictionary Browse Letter C

Calling The Jury

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Calling the jury, successively drawing out of a box, into which they have been previously put, the names of the jurors on the panels annexed to the nisi prius record, and calling them over in the order in which they are so drawn. The twelve persons whose names are first called, and who appear, are sworn or the jury, unless some just cause of challenge or excuse, with respect to any of them, shall be brought forward.

Definitions are for legal research. Always verify meaning in the context of the statute, judgment, or jurisdiction cited.

AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial