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di·cast (dī′kast′, dik′ast′)

noun

in ancient Athens, any of a large group of citizens chosen annually to serve as a court hearing cases

Etymology: Gr dikastēs < dikazein, to pass judgment < dikē, right, law, justice, akin to L dicere: see diction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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