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Webster 1913 Edition

Tales

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Ta′les

(tā′lēz)
,
Noun.
[L., pl. of
talis
such (persons).]
(Law)
(a)
pl.
Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter.
Blount.
Blackstone.
(b)
syntactically s
ing.
The writ by which such persons are summoned.
Tales book
,
a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales.
Blount.
Craig.
– ‖
Tales de circumstantibus
[L.]
,
such, or the like, from those standing about.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tales

TA'LES

,
Noun.
[L. talis,
plu.
tales.] In law, tales de circumstantibus, spectators in court, from whom the sheriff is to select men to supply any defect of jurors who are impaneled, but who may not appear, or may be challenged.

Definition 2024

tåles

tåles

See also: tales, Tales, and talés

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

tåles

  1. passive form of tåle

Swedish

Verb

tåles

  1. present tense passive of tåla.

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