TALES


Meaning of TALES in English

/taylz, tay"leez/ , n. Law.

1. ( used with a pl. v. ) persons chosen to serve on the jury when the original panel is insufficiently large: originally selected from among those present in court.

2. ( used with a sing. v. ) the order or writ summoning such jurors.

[ 1300-50; ME tales ( de circumstantibus ) such (of the bystanders) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .