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tales

tales [ taylz, táy lz ]


noun  (plural ta·les [ táy lz ])
Definition:
 
summons to jury duty: a writ used to summon people to court to fill vacancies on a jury



plural noun 
Definition:
 
people filling jury vacancies: a group of people summoned to court to fill vacancies on a jury ( takes a plural verb )

[15th century. < Latin tales de circumstantibus "such of the bystanders," phrase in the writ]
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