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juryman

juryman

6.8
A man who listens to a court case and helps decide if someone is guilty
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʊrɪmən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : jurado
  • Each juryman was given the opportunity to ask questions before the trial began.

Examples

  • At different times, each of these eyewitnesses served as an inquest juryman.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Is this juryman acceptable or not?

    Party Girl (1958)

  • The state finds this juryman acceptable.

    Party Girl (1958)

  • If a juryman be an alien born, this is a defect of birth; if he be a slave or bondman, this is a defect of liberty, and he cannot be liber et legalis homo.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The judge reminded the juryman of his duty to remain impartial during the trial.

  • After careful deliberation, the juryman helped reach a unanimous verdict.

Synonyms

juror
vsjuryman
620 3.7

A person on a jury who listens to evidence and decides the facts

is specifically a male member rather than a gender neutral term
jurywoman
vsjuryman
  • Archaic
6.1

A woman who listens at a trial and helps decide if someone is guilty

is the male counterpart rather than a female one
petit juror
vsjuryman
  • Formal
8.5

A person on a jury who listens during a trial and helps decide the verdict

is a male member rather than defined by serving on a trial jury
petty juror
vsjuryman
  • Formal
7.9

A member of a jury who listens to the evidence and decides what happened

is a male member rather than an ordinary summoned member

Surface Forms

juryman singular
jurymen plural

Morphology

juryman = jury + man (transparent) = jury + man

A straightforward compound of 'jury' + 'man' meaning a male member of a jury; components are productive and literal.

Etymology

Juryman comes from jury plus 'man'; jury comes from the Latin word jurare, which means 'to swear' and is also the root of perjury ('breaking an oath'). So a juryman is literally a person who has sworn to listen and decide a case.