Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Jury — (engl., spr. dschūrĭ; franz., spr. schüri), die Gesamtheit der Geschwornen, Schwurgericht (s. d.); dann auch die Ausschüsse von Sachverständigen als Preisrichter, z. B. bei Industrieausstellungen. J. de medietate linguae, die in England bei… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
de medietate linguae — /diy miydiyateytiy lingwiy/ Of the half tongue; half of one tongue and half of another. This phrase describes that species of jury which, at common law, was allowed in both civil and criminal cases where one of the parties was an alien, not… … Black's law dictionary
de medietate linguae — /diy miydiyateytiy lingwiy/ Of the half tongue; half of one tongue and half of another. This phrase describes that species of jury which, at common law, was allowed in both civil and criminal cases where one of the parties was an alien, not… … Black's law dictionary
de medietate linguae — Of divided tongue or language. The characterization of a jury composed one half of English speaking persons and one half of persons speaking the language of the accused. Respublica v Mesta (Pa) 1 Dow 73, 1 L Ed 42 … Ballentine's law dictionary
de medietate linguae — dāˌmedēə̇ˈtäd.āˈliŋˌgwī adjective Etymology: Latin, (composed) of half of (one s own) tongue of a jury : constituted half of aliens and half of citizens or subjects referring to an arrangement that before 1870 might be claimed in an English civil … Useful english dictionary
Struck jury — A struck jury is a multi step process of selecting a jury from a pool. First potential jurors are eliminated for hardship. Second jurors are eliminated for cause by conducting voir dire until there is a pool available that is exactly the size of… … Wikipedia
party jury — noun Etymology: obsolete English party, adjective, parti colored, having a mixed character + English jury more at parti : a jury de medietate linguae … Useful english dictionary
medietas linguae — See jury de medietate linguae … Ballentine's law dictionary
per medietatem linguae — See jury de medietate linguae … Ballentine's law dictionary
party jury — Same as jury de medietate linguae … Ballentine's law dictionary
