The majority of criminal or civil jury trials in Placer County, on the average, are three to four days in length. When you receive a jury summons, you are on standby for the entire week and can be asked to report anytime during the week.
Foist definition, to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer. See more. Dictionary.com
A clique is a group of people who spend a lot of time together and tend to be unfriendly towards people who are not part of their group. To cloister someone is to remove and isolate her from the rest of the world. If you are complaisant you are willing to please others and do what they want without complaining.