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venireperson

venireperson noun: a potential juror who appears in court for jury selection.

Noun

venireperson (plural venirepersons or venirepeople)

  1. (US) A potential juror who appears in court for jury selection.
    • The court did not know whether personal voir dire would entail the same dangers of inducing bias as to the current procedures for voir dire, which is usually conducted in open court with the entire jury panel present and each juror given the opportunity to observe the examination of other...1981 January, “What's New in the Law”, in ABA Journal, volume 67, page 101

Forms of venireperson

pluralvenirepersons
pluralvenirepeople

Origin of venireperson

From venire + person.

Questions about venireperson

What does venireperson mean?
Venireperson means a potential juror who appears in court for jury selection.
What part of speech is venireperson?
Venireperson is a noun.
What is the plural of venireperson?
The plural of venireperson is venirepersons.

Words near venireperson in the dictionary

  1. venire facias de novo
  2. venire faciases
  3. venireman
  4. veniremen
  5. venirepeople
  6. venireperson
  7. venirepersons
  8. venires
  9. venirewoman
  10. venirewomen
  11. venison

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