n. one of the remarkable innovations of the English common law (f...

The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. See also grand jury.

"temporary," 1610s (in jury-mast, a nautical term for a temporary mast put in place of one broken or blown away), a sailors' word of uncertain origin. Perhaps it is ultimately from Old [..]

"set number of persons, selected according to law and sworn to determine the facts and truth of a case or charge submitted to them and render a verdict," early 14c. (late 12c. in Anglo-Latin [..]

A committee, usually of experts, that judges contestants or applicants in a competition or exhibition.

a prescribed number of persons selected according to law and sworn to make findings of fact

a body of jurors impaneled to hear a case in which the parties have no right to a jury trial - the judge remains solely responsible for the findings and may accept or reject the jury's verdict

group of people selected to determine facts in a specific case. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

A group of people selected to apply the law, as stated by the judge, to the facts of a case and render a decision, called the verdict. Traditionally, an American jury was made up of 12 people who had [..]

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law a committee appointed to judge a competition A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render a [..]

A committee of 12 people who carry out orders of the county commissioners.

A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented to a court and reach a decision regarding the case.

To dream that you are on the jury, denotes dissatisfaction with your employments, and you will seek to materially change your position. If you are cleared from a charge by the jury, your business will be successful and affairs will move your way, but if you should be condemned, enemies will overpower you and harass you beyond endurance.   

pl: ju·ries [Anglo-French juree, from feminine past participle of Old French jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur- jus law] : a body of individuals sworn to give a decision on some matter ...

In the Middle Ages, a body of men, presumed to know the facts of a case, summoned by a public officer to give upon oath a true answer (verdict) to some question.    (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of th [..]

a group of 12 citizens who stay in a trial and decide if the accused person is guilty or not guity.

A jury is a panel of peers from the surrounding community called upon to decide a legal matter. When the laws of a state authorize or require the jury to ascertain or determine certain facts, to make [..]

A more intimate form of voting that ruins a single person’s life instead of the entire nation.

Group of people selected according to law and sworn to decide questions of fact and render a decision about these matters. See petit jury.

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact. A petit jury is a trial jury, composed of 6 to 12 persons, which hears either civil or criminal ca [..]

A body of persons selected from the community to hear evidence and decide a criminal or civil case. Juries are used only in circuit court.

A group of 12 citizens assembled to hear evidence at trial and make a unanimous decision as to guilt or innocence beyond a reasonable doubt.

A certain number of persons, usually selected from lists of registered voters or licensed drivers, and sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence laid before them during a trial.

A term applied to temporary structures, such as masts, rubbers, etc., used in an emergency.

At sea, a makeshift

A group of people who are selected and sworn under oath to hear evidence and decide the outcome and give a verdict in civil and criminal proceedings

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact. A "petit jury" is an ordinary or trial jury composed of six or twelve persons, w [..]

The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. See also

The group of men and women who listen to the evidence and make decisions about the facts in a case. In criminal cases, there are 15 jurors, with 12 in civil cases.

the 4 officials who watch for hits in a dry fencing

twelve people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact. State court juries can be as small as six jurors in some cases. Federal juries for civil suits must have six jurors criminal suits must have twelve.

A certain number of citizens selected according to law and sworn to try a question of fact or indict a person for a public offense.

A group of lay persons chosen to decide upon issues of fact in legal proceedings. In criminal proceedings, a jury has 15 jurors; in civil proceedings, a jury has 12 jurors.

A group of citizens, called jurors, randomly selected and chosen by law to hear a case and render a verdict based on the facts presented to them. Sometimes referred to as a "petit jury."

a group of usually twelve people in a trial who decide if the accused is guilty or not guilty

A panel of people selected from the general public to decide the guilt or innocence of people tried in serious criminal cases. In some Australian states (not South Australia), a jury decides questions [..]

A group of citizens that decides the outcome of a civil case, or decides whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty in a criminal case. In a felony case, the jury will consist of 12 persons. In a m [..]

a group of citizens who are selected by law and sworn to determine certain facts by listening to testimony in order to decide whether the accused is guilty or not. The jury in a trial is called a petit jury.

Usually a group of 12 people from the community randomly selected to consider evidence and decide the outcome of a criminal case.

 A body of 12 persons sworn to make a verdict or give a true answer on a question or on criminal charges officially submitted to them.

a group of twelve people who decide if you are guilty or not guilty based on evidence given in court

The people chosen to hear evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact.  Jurors live in the judicial circuit in which the trial is taking place.

A panel of citizens selected by the prosecution, defense, and judge, and sworn to determine certain facts by listening to testimony in order to decide whether the accused is guilty or not.

A body of 12 persons without legal experience, chosen at random from the general community, and given the responsibility of determining questions of fact on the basis of evidence presented in criminal [..]

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact.

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into matters of fact and declare the truth about matters laid before them during a trial.

A jury is a panel of independent adult citizens who attend a trial and consider the evidence presented, then reach a verdict. An individual jury member is known as a juror.

In a criminal case, a group of twelve citizens who must all agree to convict or acquit a defendant at trial.

A group of 12 citizens assembled to hear evidence at trial and make a unanimous decision as to guilt or innocence beyond a reasonable doubt.

A body of 12 people chosen at random from the electoral roll, whose task in a criminal dispute is to listen to all the evidence, be directed by the judge on matters of law and reach a verdict of guilt [..]

Twelve people, from the community, who are chosen to decide whether an accused is guilty or not guilty in a County Court or Supreme Court trial.

A group of citizens that decided the outcome of a civil case, or decides the guilt or innocence of the defendant in a criminal case.  In a felony case the jury wil consist of 12 persons. In a misdemeanor or civil case the jury consists of 6 persons. In a criminal case the jury must reach a unanimous verdict.

n. one of the remarkable innovations of the English common law (from the Angles and Saxons, but also employed in Normandy prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066), it is a group of citizens called to hea [..]

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact.

A group of citizens who, based on the evidence and the law presented to them, decide at trial if a defendant is guilty or not guilty of charges.

 A number of people, selected according to law, and sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact and declare the truth upon evidence laid before them.

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact. A petit jury is an ordinary or trial jury, composed of six to 12 persons, which hears either civil or criminal cases.

A certain number of people selected from a list of registered voters, or driver’s license bureau records, who are sworn to decide the results of facts and legal questions presented to them. A jury determines whether or not the evidence introduced in court is sufficient to prove a defendant guilty beyond every reasonable doubt.

Body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district and vested with power to decide factual issues in a civil or criminal case.

The group of people selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. See also grand jury

n. one of the remarkable innovations of the English common law (from the Angles and Saxons, but also employed in Normandy prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066), it is a group of citizens called to hea [..]

(legal) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law. * "And so the jury and he approached, as if this were a time of peace instead of one o [..]

jury panel of judges

See "selection panel.