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venire

1660s, elliptical for venire facias (mid-15c.), Latin, literally "that you cause to come," formerly the first words in a writ to a sheriff to summon a jury, from venire "to come," from PIE root *gwa- "to go, come."

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Definitions of venire from WordNet

venire (n.)
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen);
Synonyms: panel
From wordnet.princeton.edu