Definition of jury Jury
/ʤʊˈɹi/ - [juree] - ju•ry
We found 13 definitions of jury from 8 different sources.
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What does jury mean?
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NounPlural: juries |
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| jury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law | ||
| body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted" | ||
| tribunal, judicature, court respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" | ||
| grand jury a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments | ||
| hung jury a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) | ||
| petit jury, petty jury a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings | ||
| blue ribbon jury, special jury a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues | ||
| jury - a committee appointed to judge a competition | ||
| panel | ||
| committee, commission a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jury (a.)
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance. - jury (a.)
A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest. - jury (a.)
A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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jury
A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jury
jōō′ri, n. a body of not less than twelve men, selected and sworn, as prescribed by law, to declare the truth on evidence before them: a committee for deciding prizes at a public exhibition.—ns. Ju′ror, one who serves on a jury—also Ju′ryman; Ju′ry-box, the place in which the jury sit during a trial.—Jury of matrons, a jury of 'discreet' women impanelled to try a question of pregnancy, as where a widow alleges herself to be with child by her late husband, or a woman sentenced to death, to stay execution, pleads that she is with child. [Fr. juré, sworn—jurer—L. jurāre, to swear.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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jury
Twelve men chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
Wikipedia 
- A jury is a group of people who decide whether a person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime. A jury may also be responsible for deciding a penalty for the person if he is found guilty. In the United States, juries are made up of regular people, and are part of the court system.
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