Tales /(tā"lēz)/

Ta·les

Tales

n.
  1. Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds
Tales book
a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales.
Tales de circumstantibus
such, or the like, from those standing about.