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High Steward, Court of the Lord

the indictment is regularly removed by certiorari, the Lord High Steward addresses a precept to a serjeant-at-arms, to summon the lords to attend and try the indicted peer. All the peers who have a right to sit

Venire facias de novo

Venire facias de novo, a second writ to summon another jury for a new trial. The venire de novo was the Old Common Law method of proceeding

Venire facias tot matronas

Venire facias tot matronas, a writ to summon a jury of matrons to execute the writ de ventre inspiciendo.

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venire facias

jurors or the jury) to come (words used in the writ)] : a writ ordering a sheriff to summon a jury

summons

summons pl: sum·mons·es [-mən-zəz] : a written notification that one is required to appear in court: as a :

letter

of request] : a formal written request by a court to a court in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and examine a witness in accordance with that jurisdiction's procedures (as oral interrogatories) usually used in pl. 90-day

cite

cite cit·ed cit·ing [Latin citare to rouse, call on, summon] 1 : to demand the appearance of in court : serve with a citation [had been cited for

assemble

assemble -bled -bling vt : to bring or summon together into a group esp. in a particular place for a particular purpose vi : to come or

advocate

advocate [Latin advocatus adviser to a party in a lawsuit, counselor, from past participle of advocare to summon, employ as counsel, from ad to + vocare to call] 1 : a person (as a lawyer) who

Beckon

To make a significant sign to hence to summon as by a motion of the hand

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