单词 | grant a tales |
释义 | > as lemmasgrant a tales Originally, in plural: persons taken from among those present in court or standing by, to serve on a jury in a case where the original panel has become deficient in number by challenge or other cause, these being persons such as those originally summoned. Loosely applied in English as a singular (a tales) to the supply of people (formerly even one person) so provided. Also contextually applied to the order or act of supplying such substitutes, as to pray a tales, grant a tales, award a tales. In English use now restricted to such summoning of jurors; originally and still in U.S. of jurors (collectively) and the practice of summoning them. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > enrolment of jury > where original panel has become deficient tales1495 society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > member(s) of jury > member taken to make up number tales1495 talesman1679 tallyman1682 c1250 H. de Bracton De Legibus Angliæ 238 b (Rolls IV. 8). 1345 Year-bk. 19 Edw. III (Rolls) 146 Ou le panel par le Habeas corpora et Octo Tales fuit retourne devant luy. 1346 Year-bk. 20 Edw. III 490 Par quei il avoit briefe a Vicounte de feire venir præter les deux que furent jurez xii tales. 1370 Year-bk. 44 Edw. III Mich. pl. 62 f. 25 Pur que il [the counsel] pria xii tales et les serjeants d'autre part disoient que a autrefois il avoit ewe x tales. 1479 Year-bk. 18 Edw. IV Pasch. pl. 31 p. 6 Home n'avera xii tales en nul cas forsque in appeal tantum. 1531 Registr.omn. Brev. Judic. (Rastell) 75. ] < as lemmas |
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