jury
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈdʒʊəri/
:
jurado
- The jury's role is to fairly judge the entries and determine which one meets the criteria for the prize.
- a jury member
- a jury award
- jury decision
So please respect that and ask our Steam jury other questions.
- So please respect that and ask our Steam jury other questions.
Examples
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Welcome to Citizen Verdict, where you are the jury.
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- Who do you think the jury will like?
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You can see it, I can see it, and the jury will see it.
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The jury selection took four hours.
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My right is not merely to trial by jury but to trial by a jury of my peers.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm going to have to ask the jury to leave the courtroom.
Fiction book (1991) -
But only after seeing Peter Eisenman's design did the jury declare the competition's victor.
Academic text (2012) -
The jury deliberated for hours before announcing its decision on the winner of the art competition.
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After evaluating the performances, the jury awarded the trophy to the most talented contestant.
Synonyms
423
3.7
A group of people chosen to judge or discuss something
Compounds
- Formal
259
6.2
A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Jargon
23
7.4
A group of people who cannot agree on a verdict, so the trial ends without a decision
- Archaic
1
7.7
A group of people chosen for their special knowledge to decide a legal case
- Formal
A group of chosen people with special knowledge who decide a difficult court case
A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury
- Formal
A group of twelve people who decide the facts and verdict in a criminal or civil trial
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jury comes from the Latin jurare meaning 'to swear'. A jury for a competition is like a small group chosen to make a fair decision — you can think of them as people 'sworn' to pick the winners, so the word means the group that decides the results.