The discretion of executing the process in summoning talesmen is vested in the sheriff, unless one of the party shall require a special bailiff, and then the discretion rests in him.
Of the 1000 talesmen summoned, only ten came from the 14th ward, the working-class quarter.
In the afternoon session he asked the talesmen this question: ‘Would you give the defendants the benefit of any doubt?’
The court overruled the motion, and stated: ‘You will have an opportunity to examine the talesmen.’
Talesman after talesman was excused because of a fixed opinion.
Definition of talesman in US English:
talesman
nounˈteɪlzmənˈtālzmən
Law
A person summoned by a tales.
〔律〕候补陪审员
Example sentencesExamples
Of the 1000 talesmen summoned, only ten came from the 14th ward, the working-class quarter.
In the afternoon session he asked the talesmen this question: ‘Would you give the defendants the benefit of any doubt?’
The discretion of executing the process in summoning talesmen is vested in the sheriff, unless one of the party shall require a special bailiff, and then the discretion rests in him.
Talesman after talesman was excused because of a fixed opinion.
The court overruled the motion, and stated: ‘You will have an opportunity to examine the talesmen.’