Vener

Concept of “Vener,venire “

Traditional meaning of vener in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) To come; to appear. A name given the precept or other process for collecting a jury; see Rob. El. L. Rev. ed.; § 326. Venire facias (that you cause to come): a judicial writ directing the sheriff to cause twelve good and lawful men to come before the court for a jury. In England long since supplanted by a distringas jurcutores; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 352; 4 id. 318, 351; NISI PRIUS. Venire facias de novo: a writ to summon another jury for a new trial; the motion or order for a new trial. Venire facias ad respondendum: a writ to summon to answer any crime under felony or treason; the first process in outlawry.

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1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Vener”, 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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