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▪ I. talesman1 Law. (ˈteɪliːz-, ˈteɪlzmən) [f. tales + man n.1] A member of the tales impanelled to complete a jury: see tales.1679 Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) I. 18 There was a good jury impanelled, but they were never summoned; so that there were talesmen there ready who did the work. 1770 Chron. i...
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Juries in England and Wales
However, talesmen can be used only to fill a few vacant spots on a jury: as per R v Solomon (1958 1 Q.B.203), a jury composed solely of talesman is not
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tallyman
tallyman (ˈtælɪmən) [f. tally n.1 + man.] 1. a. One who carries on a tally-trade, or supplies goods on credit, to be paid for by instalments.1654 Gayton Pleas. Notes iv. xi. 242 Brewers, Clerks, Bakers, and all Tally-men. 1678 Four for Penny in Harl. Misc. (ed. Park) IV. 148 The unconscionable Tally...
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Henry W. Howgate
During this period he also claimed to have been a talesman for juries in trials assigned to the city's Court of General Sessions.
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