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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

  • (..) Roll on one. You be still, Mr. Jingles. You be so quiet and so still. Eduard Delacroix... ...you've been condemned to die by a jury of your peers. Sentence imposed by a judge in good standing in this state. You have anything to say before sentence is carried out? I sorry for what l... (..)
    1999 The Green Mile
  • (..) The lights go brighter in half the prison. BRUTAL: Arlen Bitterbuck... ...you've been condemned to die by a jury... ...sentence imposed by a judge in good standing in this state. Anything to say before your sentence is carried out? Yeah. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile