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jury

Definition

  • noun: a group of people who are members of the public and are chosen to make a decision in a legal case
  • noun: a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them
  • verb: to select material as appropriate for exhibition in (as an art show)
  • used especially in the phrase 'the jury is still out'
  • synonyms: country, inquest, panel

Examples

  • The 'jury is still out on' whether the new company will succeed. [=no one knows yet whether the new company will succeed]

  • I demand my right to a 'trial by jury'. = I demand my right to a 'jury trial'. [=a trial that is decided by a jury]

  • The 'jury' found the defendant guilty/innocent. = The 'jury' returned a verdict of guilty/innocent.

Movie quotes

  • (..) It was out days... and some dickless piece of shit fucked with it. LANCE: They should be fucking killed, man. No trial, no jury, straight to execution. VINCENT: Boy, I wish I could've caught him doing it. I'd have given anything to catch that asshole doing it. (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction