DECEM TALES
\dɪsˈɛm tˈe͡ɪlz], \dɪsˈɛm tˈeɪlz], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_m t_ˈeɪ_l_z]\
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(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. 364; Reg. Jud. 30b ? 3 Steph. Comm. 602.
By Henry Campbell Black
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.