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jury
1[ joor-ee ]
noun
- a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them.
- such a group selected according to law and sworn to inquire into or determine the facts concerning a cause or an accusation submitted to them and to render a verdict to a court. Compare grand jury, petty jury.
- a group of persons chosen to adjudge prizes, awards, etc., as in a competition.
verb (used with object)
- to judge or evaluate by means of a jury:
All entries will be juried by a panel of professionals.
jury
2[ joor-ee ]
adjective
- makeshift or temporary, as for an emergency:
a jury mast.
jury
1/ ˈʊəɪ /
noun
- a group of, usually twelve, people sworn to deliver a true verdict according to the evidence upon a case presented in a court of law See also grand jury petit jury
- a body of persons appointed to judge a competition and award prizes
- the jury is still out informal.it has not yet been decided or agreed on
jury
2/ ˈʊəɪ /
adjective
- nautical in combination makeshift
jury-rigged
Grammar Note
Other Word Forms
- ۲· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jury1
Origin of jury2
Idioms and Phrases
- the jury is (still) out, a decision, determination, or opinion has yet to be rendered:
The jury is still out on the president's performance.
Example Sentences
In statements read to the jury, staff from the National Trust, which had owned the site since the 1940s, and Historic England emphasised the importance of the tree and wall.
The case is being heard by a jury at the High Court in Dublin and could last four weeks.
Sgt Martyn Blake has already been unanimously acquitted of murder by a jury having carefully considered all the facts and evidence.
Dr Rogers said the jury would hear evidence that Ms Patterson had travelled to a location, near her home in Leongatha, where death cap mushroom sightings had been logged on a naturalist website.
He told the jury that during the case they would hear evidence from psychiatrists about the defendant's mental condition at the time, and the "potential impact on his state of mind and actions".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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