venire facias

ve·ni·re   (və-nī'rē, -nîr'ē)    n.   A writ issued by a judge to a sheriff directing the summons of prospective jurors. Also called venire facias. The panel of prospective jurors from which a jury is selected. [Short for Middle English venire facias, from Medieval Latin venīre (faciās), (you should cause) to come, a phrase used in the writ, from Latin; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: venire fa·ci·as
Pronunciation: -'fA-shE-&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin venire facias (juratores or juratam) may you cause (the jurors or the jury) to come (words used in the writ)
: a writ ordering a sheriff to summon a jury