Decem Tales

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Meaning of Decem tales

(Lat. ten such). In practice. A writ requiring the sheriff to appoint ten like men (apponere decern tales) to make up a full jury when a sufficient number do not appear.

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Concept of “Decem Tales”

Traditional meaning of decem tales in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) (Ten such.) A writ to summon ten jurors to make up a deficiency.

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  1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Decem Tales”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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