A jury is a group that decides a contest or a court case together. If you get summoned for jury duty and get picked as one of the 12 members of the jury, you’ll help decide if someone is guilty or not.
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
Noun
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
Noun
a committee appointed to judge a competition
a.
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
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.
a.
A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes
at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first
prize.
Jury
Jury
The jury, passing on the prisoner's life.2.
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
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
Usage Examples
Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.
I have faith in the jury system.
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Other Usage ExamplesIf the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law.
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
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