# venire facias

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɪˈnʌɪ.ə.ɹiː ˈfeɪ.ʃɪ.as/

## Definitions
1. A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to summon a certain number of qualified persons to a court case to serve as jurors.
2. A summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear.
3. Clipping of venire facias ad respondendum, a writ directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause the person named in the writ to appear in court to respond to a civil (non-criminal) claim against him or her.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin venīre faciās (“that you make or cause to come”), from the opening words of the writ.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/venire-facias