Sentence:  The Spock defense pointed to the <WSD>venire</WSD> for their trial, which contained only one woman. That woman was released by the prosecution, making an all-male jury. Defense argued that the judge in the trial had a history of <WSD>venires</WSD> in which women were systematically underrepresented, contrary to the law. They compared this district judge's recent <WSD>venires</WSD> with the <WSD>venires</WSD> of six other Boston area district judges. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A group of persons summoned by a writ of venire facias to appear in court for jury selection.