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ju·ry sys·tem

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  1. jury systemnoun

    a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit

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  1. jury system

    A jury system is a legal system where a group of peers, who are randomly selected citizens, is assembled to review and make decisions on civil or criminal cases presented before a court of law. This system is based on the principle that a defendant has the right to be judged by an impartial group who are not involved in any way with the case or individuals involved. It is used in many countries, predominantly in the United States and United Kingdom.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jury system in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jury system in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of jury system in a Sentence

  1. Mark Twain:

    We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.

  2. David Louis Raybin:

    While no citizen looks forward to a trial on allegations such as this, Officer Andrew Delke and his defense team will trust in the jury system.

  3. Donna Rotunno:

    This is an op-ed about the jury system as a whole, about the criminal justice system as a whole.

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