JURY DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
jury n 1: a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law 2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: jury, panel] jury - sorija Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) jury I. noun (plural juries) Etymology: Middle English jure, from Anglo-French juree, from jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur-, jus Date: 15th century 1. a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them; especially a body of persons legally selected and sworn to inquire into any matter of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence 2. a committee for judging and awarding prizes at a contest or exhibition 3. one (as the public or test results) that will decide — used especially in the phrase the jury is still out II. adjective Etymology: Middle English jory (in jory saile improvised sail) Date: 15th century improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency ; makeshift <a jury mast> <a jury rig> III. transitive verb (juried; jurying) Etymology: 1jury Date: 1947 to select material as appropriate for exhibition in (as an art show) — used chiefly as a participle <a juried show> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary jury (juries) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In a court of law, the jury is the group of people who have been chosen from the general public to listen to the facts about a crime and to decide whether the person accused is guilty or not. The jury convicted Mr Hampson of all offences. ...the tradition of trial by jury. N-COUNT-COLL: also by N 2. A jury is a group of people who choose the winner of a competition. I am not surprised that the Booker Prize jury included it on their shortlist. = panel N-COUNT-COLL 3. If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject. The jury is out on whether or not this is true... PHRASE: oft PHR on wh/n English Explanatory Dictionary jury ̈ɪˈdʒuərɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a body of usu. twelve persons sworn to render a verdict on the basis of evidence submitted to them in a court of justice. 2 a body of persons selected to award prizes in a competition. øjury-box the enclosure for the jury in a lawcourt. [ME f. AF & OF juree oath, inquiry, f. jurata fem. past part. of L jurare swear] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Jury a body of citizens set to try a question of fact, or to assess damages; in England and Ireland a jury numbers 12, and its verdict must be unanimous; in Scotland the verdict is by majority, and the jury numbers 12 in civil and 15 in criminal cases. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Jury \Ju"ry\, n.; pl. Juries. [OF. jur['e]e an assize, fr. jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right, law. See Just,a., and cf. Jurat, Abjure.] 1. (Law) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest. The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. -- Shak. 2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize. Jury of inquest, a coroner's jury. See Inquest. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Jury \Ju"ry\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance. Jury mast, a temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away, or broken. Jury rudder, a rudder constructed for temporary use. |
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