1. persons summoned to serve on a jury, especially those called from bystanders to fill a jury when the original panel is insufficient
Usage: legal; plural of talesman

Examples

• The court clerk summoned additional talesmen when several jurors were dismissed.
• Talesmen were selected from the courthouse lobby to complete the jury.
• The judge instructed the bailiff to find qualified talesmen for the trial.
• Due to multiple challenges, talesmen had to be called to fill the jury box.
• The defense attorney questioned each of the talesmen about potential bias.
• Talesmen are typically chosen at random from available citizens in the courthouse.