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jury (enc)

Jury

Noun1.jury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
grand jury - a jury to inquire in 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
juror, juryman, jurywoman - someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
2.jury - a committee appointed to judge a competition
commission, committee - 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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