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1. (n.) jury
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.
2. jury
a group of persons chosen to adjudge prizes, awards, etc., as in a competition.
3. (v.t.) jury
to select or evaluate (entries), as by means of a jury.
4. (adj.) jury
makeshift or temporary, as for an emergency:
a jury mast; a jury rig.
Etymology: (1610–20; perh. to be identified with late ME i(u)were help, aid, aph. form of OF ajurie, der. of aidier to aid)
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| Definition of 'jury' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) jury
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
2. (noun) jury, panel
a committee appointed to judge a competition
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1. (noun) jury
a group of jurors
two of the women on the jury
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) jury
for temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance
2. (adj) jury
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
3. (adj) jury
a committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize
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| Definitions of 'jury' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. 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.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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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."
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Sense: a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty
The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.
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 Afrikaans: jurie |
 Arabic: مُحَلَّفون، هَيئَة مُحَلّ |
 Bulgarian: съдебни заседатели |
 Brazilian: júri |
 Czech: porota |
 German: die Geschworenen |
 Danish: jury; nævning |
 Greek: σώμα ενόρκων |
 Spanish: jurado |
 Estonian: vandekohus |
 Farsi: هیئت منصفه دادگاه |
 Finnish: valamiehistö |
 French: jury |
 Hebrew: חֵבֶר מוּשבָּעִים |
 Hindi: ज्यूरी |
 Croatian: porota |
 Hungarian: esküdtszék |
 Indonesian: juri |
 Icelandic: kviðdómur |
 Italian: giuria |
 Japanese: 陪審 |
 Korean: 배심원 |
 Lithuanian: prisiekusieji |
 Latvian: zvērinātie; zvērināto tie |
 Malay: juri |
 Dutch: jury |
 Norwegian: jury, lagrett |
 Polish: ława przysięgłych |
 Persian: هیئت منصفه دادگاه |
 Pashto: دسر سړى، مشر، دمشر، دكار |
 Portuguese: juri |
 Romanian: juriu |
 Russian: присяжные |
 Slovak: porota |
 Slovenian: porota |
 Serbian: porota |
 Swedish: jury |
 Thai: คณะลูกขุน |
 Turkish: jüri (heyeti) |
 Taiwanese: 陪審團 |
 Ukrainian: журі, суд присяжних |
 Urdu: پنچوں کی جماعت |
 Vietnamese: Bồi thẩm đoàn |
 Chinese: 陪审团 |
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