Definitions for juryˈdʒʊər i

ju•ry^*ˈdʒʊər i(n.)(pl.)-ries

(n.)a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions submitted to them, esp. such a group selected by law and sworn to examine the evidence in a case and render a verdict to a court.
Category: Law
a group of persons chosen to adjudge prizes, awards, etc., as in a competition.
(v.t.)to select or evaluate (entries), as by means of a jury.
Category: Common Vocabulary

the jury is (still) out,a decision, determination, or opinion has yet to be rendered:
The jury is still out on a location for the new museum.
Category: Idiom

^* Usage: See collective noun.

1250–1300; ME jurie, juree < OF juree oath, juridical inquiry, n. use of fem. ptp. of jurer to swear; see juror

ju′ry•less(adj.)

ju•ryˈdʒʊər i(adj.)

makeshift or temporary, as for an emergency:
a jury mast; a jury rig.
Category: Nautical, Navy

1610–20; perh. to be identified with late ME i(u)were help, aid, aph. form of OF ajurie, der. of aidier to aid

jury(noun)
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
jury, panel(noun)
a committee appointed to judge a competition

jury(Noun)
A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
jury(Noun)
A group of judges in a competition.
jury(Verb)
To judge by means of a jury

Origin: From juree, from iurata, from iuro.

Jury(adj)
for temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance
Jury(adj)
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
Jury(adj)
a committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize

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.

jury
1. The stupidity of one brain multiplied by twelve. 2. A collection of sedentary owls. 3. The humble apology of Civilization to Savagery. _E. g._, "Whatever exists may be touched, but a jury is an exception to this universal law--it must be reached."