Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Tales

[Latin, pl. of talis "such," in the phrase tales de circumstantibus "such of the bystanders"] 1. A supply of additional jurors, usu. drawn from the bystanders at the courthouse, summoned to fill a panel that has become deficient in number because of juror challenges or. exemptions. 2. A writ or order summoning these jurors.

decem tales

n. [Law Latin "ten such people"] Hist. A writ directing a sheriff' to summon ten people for a jury panel when a sufficient number have not already appeared.

octo tales

[Latin "eight such"] 1. A supply of eight additional jurors for a trial. 2. A writ commanding a sheriff to summon eight more jurors for a trial. See TALES.

sacramentales

n. pl. [Law Latin fr. Latin sacramentum "oath-takers"] Hist. Compurgators; people who take an oath swearing to a defendant's innocence. Sing. sacramentalis.

tales juror

See TALESMAN.

tales-juror

See TALESMAN,

talesman

Archaic. 1. A person selected from among the bystanders in court to serve as a juror when the original jury panel has become deficient in number. 2. VENIREMEMBER. - Also termed tales juror.

venireperson; talesman.

See TALESMAN.