Jury Definition

jo͝orē
juries
noun
juries
A group of people sworn to hear the evidence and inquire into the facts in a law case, and to give a decision in accordance with their findings.
Webster's New World
A group of people, often experts, selected to decide the winners or participants in a competition, exhibition, etc.
Webster's New World
A group of individuals selected and sworn in to serve as the finders of fact in a civil or criminal trial, or in the case of a grand jury, to decide whether the facts warrant an indictment of the defendant.
Webster's New World Law
verb

To judge by means of a jury.

Wiktionary
To judge or evaluate by a jury.
Jurying submitted samples for a crafts fair.
American Heritage
adjective
For temporary or emergency use; makeshift.
A jury mast, jury rig.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jury

Noun

Singular:
jury
Plural:
juries

Origin of Jury

  • Middle English jure from Anglo-Norman juree from feminine past participle of jurer to swear from Latin iūrāre from iūs iūr- law yewes- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“swear or take an oath”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From jury-rig

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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