Circumstantibus, Tales De
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Circumstantibus, Tales de (so many of the bystanders). In civil and criminal trials, where by reason of the default of the jury, or of challenge, there is not a sufficient number of the jurors impanelled, the judge may direct the sheriff to add to the panel the names of a sufficient number of persons qualified to act as jurymen who may be present or can be found, who are called tales de circumstantibus.-(English) County Juries Act, 1825 (6 Geo. 4, c. 50), s. 37. There is now no statutory limit to the number of jurors who can be impanelled.-(English) County Common Juries Act, 1910 (10 Edw. 7 & 1 Geo. 5, c. 17).
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