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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

  • (..) ...if what you told Dufresne was the truth. Yes, sir. Absolutely. Would you be willing to swear before a judge and jury... ...with your hand on the Good Book... ...and take an oath before Almighty God himself? Just give me that chance. That's what I thought. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption