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jury (iou)



jury noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman juree jury from Old French juree oath, juridical inquiry from Anglo-Latin jurata use as noun of fem. pa. pple of Latin jurare swear, from jur-, jus right, law.]
1. A group of people (orig. all men), usu. twelve in number, sworn to give a verdict on some question or questions submitted to them in a court of justice or at a coroner's inquest, usu. on evidence presented to them, but orig. from their own knowledge. LME.
common jury: see COMMON adjective. coroner's jury: see CORONER 1. grand jury: see GRAND adjective1. hang a jury: see HANG verb. jury de medietate linguae Hist. a jury composed half of Englishmen and half of foreigners, for the trial of some aliens. the jury is (still) out on a decision or conclusion has not yet been reached on (a controversial subject). jury of matrons Hist. a jury of women empanelled to inquire into a case of alleged pregnancy, esp. one involving a woman sentenced to death. petit jury: see PETIT adjective1. petty jury: see PETTY adjective. special jury: see SPECIAL adjective. traverse jury: see TRAVERSE noun. trial jury: see TRIAL noun.
S. Butler The barrister who is trying to persuade a jury to acquit a prisoner. J. Buchan The jury found it a case of suicide while of unsound mind.
transf. A group of twelve; a dozen. L16-M17.
T. Fuller All the Jurie of the Apostles.
Hist. Any of several bodies whose functions corresponded in part to those of a British jury. M19.
A body of people appointed to judge and award prizes in a competition. M19.
Comb.: jury-box an enclosed space in which the jury sits in court; jury-fixer US a person who bribes or otherwise illegally influences a jury or juror; jury-fixing US bribery of a jury or jurors; jury-list: of people liable to be summoned to act as jurors; juryman a man serving on a jury, a male juror; jurywoman a woman serving on a jury, a female juror.