Wisconsin Statutes 756.01 – Definitions

In this chapter:

Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

(1) “Juror” means a person summoned in compliance with this chapter or who has taken an oath or affirmation under s. 756.08 (1).

(2) “Jury” means the jurors and alternates sworn to hear a trial.

(3) “Jury array” means the annual list of prospective jurors in each county qualified as eligible to serve under s. 756.02.

(4) “Jury panel” means the jurors present for voir dire in a specific case.

(5) “Jury venire” means the jurors summoned for a date-specific term of service.

(6) “Jury year” means the calendar year beginning January 1 and ending December 31.