See Also: Petit Jury (or Trial Jury)(law)
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JURY BOX(law)
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Hung Jury(law)
STRUCK JURY(law)

jury (oh)



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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: juree, from Old French jurer 'to swear', from Latin jus; JUST2]
a group of 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not
::the members of the jury
::The jury found him not guilty.
::the right to trial by jury
sit/serve on a jury
(=be part of a jury)
a group of people chosen to judge a competition
the jury is (still) out on sth
used to say that something has not been finally decided
::Is it good value? The jury is still out on that.
-see also grand jury