jury
A group of normal people in a court who listen to a case and decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or how much money should be paid.
A group of ordinary people chosen by law to hear the facts in a court case and decide whether the accused person is guilty, and in some systems to decide how much money should be paid in civil cases.
A group of people who look at work in a contest and choose the winners.
A group of people chosen to judge and decide the winners in a competition, contest, or prize selection.
Describes something used as a temporary part or structure until a real or better one is ready.
Used before a noun to describe a temporary or improvised replacement, especially of a part of a ship or other structure, used until a proper one can be provided.
- Base: jury
- Plural: juries
a jury of your peers
1jury of similar-status people
A group of people like you in social level or background who decide your case in court.
- The constitution guarantees the right to be tried by a jury of your peers.
- He argued that the panel did not represent a true jury of his peers.
grand jury
1jury deciding on charges
In some legal systems, a group of people who decide if a person should be formally charged with a serious crime.
- The grand jury decided there was not enough evidence to indict the officer.
- The case is now being reviewed by a federal grand jury.
jury box
1seating area for the jury
The part of a courtroom where the members of the jury sit together.
- The jurors filed quietly into the jury box.
- From the jury box, they could see both the witness and the defendant clearly.
jury duty
1legal duty to serve on a jury
The legal job that some people must do when the court asks them to be in a jury.
- I have to miss work next week because I was called for jury duty.
- She tried to postpone her jury duty until after her exams.
jury service
1time spent serving on a jury
The time when you work as a member of a jury in court.
- Employees are given paid leave when they are called for jury service.
- He completed his jury service last month and found it very interesting.
jury-rigged
1roughly improvised or makeshift
Made or repaired in a quick, simple way with things you have, not in a professional or proper way.
- We drove home with a jury-rigged exhaust pipe held up by wire.
- The team used a jury-rigged cooling system to keep the old computer running.
serve on a jury
1work as a member of a jury
To be one of the people in a jury and help make the decision in a court case.
- Every citizen may be asked to serve on a jury at some point.
- She has served on a jury three times in the last ten years.
sit on a jury
1be a member of a jury
To be one of the people in a jury and take part in its decision.
- Have you ever sat on a jury in a criminal trial?
- He was nervous about sitting on a jury for such a serious case.
the jury is out (on [something])
1no decision has been reached yet
People have not decided yet if something is good, true, or will happen.
- The jury is still out on whether the new policy will actually reduce costs.
- The jury is out on this drug; we need more data before we can say it is safe.
trial by jury
1legal trial with a jury
A court case where normal people in a jury, not only a judge, decide if someone is guilty or not.
- The right to trial by jury is an important part of the legal system.
- In some civil cases, either side can request a trial by jury.
hung jury
1jury unable to reach verdict
A group of people in a trial (the jury) that cannot agree on a decision, so there is no verdict.
- The judge declared a mistrial because of a hung jury.
- After three days of discussion, the case ended in a hung jury.
- A hung jury means the trial may have to be repeated with new jurors.
hung jury
2jury that cannot agree on verdict
A jury that cannot all agree on one decision, so they cannot give a verdict.
- The judge declared a mistrial after the second hung jury.
- The first trial ended in a hung jury, so the case will be tried again.