jury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of lawbody - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium" 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 |