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jury

jury

2.5
A group of people sworn to listen to evidence in a court and give a verdict
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʊəri/
translation icon : jurado
  • After hours of deliberation, the jury finally reached a unanimous verdict.
  • a jury trial
  • jury verdict
  • jury found guilty

And how would you describe the jury watching him testify?

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Examples

  • Ultimately, it is up to the jury to determine the cost of this restoration.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Three days later, Barrett stood before the jury to give his opening statement.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And I think they just went let a jury decide, right.

  • But I think the jury is out slightly.

  • And I think it's fair to say that the jury is still out on these issues.

  • But we never know what a jury will do.

  • And those are issues for a jury, not a judge, to decide, the court said.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached your verdict?

  • Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... you see sitting before you a man accused unjustly of an act he did not commit.

  • We will reconvene on Monday for the giving of verdict by jury.

Synonyms

petit jury
vsjury
  • Formal
1 7.7

Twelve people who listen to a trial and decide the facts and the verdict

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
petty jury
vsjury
  • Formal
6.8

A group of twelve people who decide the facts and verdict in a criminal or civil trial

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

Compounds

grand jury
  • Formal
259 6.2

A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime

28 3.5

A legal requirement to serve on a jury in court when called

hung jury
  • Jargon
23 7.4

A group of people who cannot agree on a verdict, so the trial ends without a decision

8 3.2

A raised area in a courtroom where the people who decide the case sit during a trial

8 3.4

A system in courts where ordinary people decide if someone is guilty in a trial

petit jury
  • Formal
1 7.7

Twelve people who listen to a trial and decide the facts and the verdict

special jury
  • Archaic
1 7.7

A group of people chosen for their special knowledge to decide a legal case

8.1

A group of chosen people with special knowledge who decide a difficult court case

jury mast
  • Specialized
9.9

A temporary mast that sailors fit to a ship to replace a broken one

A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury

petty jury
  • Formal
6.8

A group of twelve people who decide the facts and verdict in a criminal or civil trial

How Official

jury
2.5
board
3.2
panel
423 3.7
committee
3.2

Surface Forms

jury singular
juries plural

Etymology

The word jury comes from the Latin jurare meaning 'to swear'. Long ago a jury was a group of people who promised under oath to tell the truth and decide the facts, so a court jury still decides guilt or innocence based on the evidence.