Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    Count; Count the jury.

  • Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    L. Fr. Count, or reckon. In old practice, A direction formerly given by the clerk of a court to the crier, after a jury was sworn, to number them; and which Blackstone says was given in his time, in good English, "count these." 4 Bl. Comin. 340, note (u.)