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DECEM TALES

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

(Ten such; or ten tales, jurors.) In practice. The name of a writ which issues in England, where, on a trial at bar, ten jurors are necessary to make up a full panel, commanding the sheriff to summon the requisite number. 3 Bl. Comm 864; Reg. Jud. 300; 38 Steph. Comm. 602.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.