jury
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈdʒʊəri/
- After hours of deliberation, the jury finally reached a unanimous verdict.
- a jury trial
- jury verdict
- jury found guilty
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Watch on YouTubeAnd how would you describe the jury watching him testify?
- And how would you describe the jury watching him testify?
- But before the trial, what if the jury wants to see the house themselves?
- Well, there hasn't been a jury trial in Ukraine since day one.
- And their spin to the jury was that's the murder weapon.
- So people are getting a view of how laborious jury selection can be.
- I did, I did win a jury verdict against against him.
- The good part is the jury kind of saw through it.
- When you say someone was molested and you don't tell the jury what really happened.
- My best friend's wife has an uncle who was OJ Simpson's jury consultant.
- We know that charges five and six were actually dropped prior to the jury's actual verdict.
- And I think they just went let a jury decide, right.
Examples
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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.
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But I think the jury is out slightly.
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And I think it's fair to say that the jury is still out on these issues.
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But we never know what a jury will do.
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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?
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... you see sitting before you a man accused unjustly of an act he did not commit.
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We will reconvene on Monday for the giving of verdict by jury.
Synonyms
1
7.7
Twelve people who listen to a trial and decide the facts and the verdict
A group of twelve people who decide the facts and verdict in a criminal or civil trial
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
How Official
Surface Forms
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.