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jury
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ju·ry 1  (jr)
n. pl. ju·ries
1. Law A body of persons sworn to judge and give a verdict on a given matter, especially a body of persons summoned by law and sworn to hear and hand down a verdict upon a case presented in court.
2. A committee, usually of experts, that judges contestants or applicants, as in a competition or exhibition; a panel of judges.
tr.v. ju·ried, ju·ry·ing, ju·ries
To judge or evaluate by a jury: jurying submitted samples for a crafts fair.

[Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from feminine past participle of jurer, to swear, from Latin irre, from is, ir-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

ju·ry 2  (jr)
adj. Nautical
Intended or designed for temporary use; makeshift: a jury sail.

[From jury-rig.]

jury
Noun
pl -ries
1. a group of, usually, twelve people, sworn to deliver a true verdict according to the evidence upon a case presented in a court of law
2. a group of people appointed to judge a competition [Old French jurer to swear]

Jury a group of people empaneled to reach a verdict in a trial or to award prizes in a competitive event; a dozen people.
Examples: jury of the apostles, 1649.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.juryjury - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
grand jury - a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
hung jury - a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
petit jury, petty jury - a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
blue ribbon jury, special jury - a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
juror, juryman, jurywoman - someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
2.jury - a committee appointed to judge a competition
commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
Translations
jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] njurado

jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] njury m

jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] n the jury → die Schöffen pl;
(for capital crimes) → die Geschworenen pl;
(for competition) → die Jury, das Preisgericht

jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] ngiuria

jury
n jury [ˈdʒuəri]
1 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. jurie مُحَلَّفون، هَيئَة مُحَلَّفين съдебни заседатели porota jury; nævning die Geschworenen σώμα ενόρκων jurado vandekohus هیئت منصفه دادگاه valamiehistö jury חֵבֶר מוּשבָּעִים ज्यूरी porota esküdtszék juri kviðdómur giuria 陪審 배심원단 prisiekusieji zvērinātie; zvērināto tiesa juri jury jury, lagrett ława przysięgłych juri juriu присяжные porota porota porota jury คณะลูกขุน jüri (heyeti) 陪審團 журі, суд присяжних پنچوں کی جماعت Bồi thẩm đoàn
2 a group of judges for a competition, contest etc The jury recorded their votes for the song contest. oordelaars, beoordelaars المُحَكِّمين في المباريات жури porota dommerkomite die Jury κριτική επιτροπή jurado žürii هیئت داوران tuomaristo jury חֵבֶר שוֹפטִים निर्णायक मंडल žiri zsűri juri dómnefnd giuria 審査員団 심사 위원단 žiuri, vertinimo komisija žūrija pengadil jury bedømmelseskomité, jury jury juri juriu de arbitraj жюри porota žirija žiri jury คณะกรรมการตัดสินการแข่งขัน jüri, yarışma jürisi 評獎團 журі مقابلے میں انعامات کا فیصلہ کرنے کے لیے مقرر کردہ اصحاب ban giám khảo
nouns juror, ˈjuryman
a member of a jury in a law court. jurielid مُحَلَّف، عُضْو هَيْئَة مُحَلَّفين съдебен заседател porotce nævning der/die Geschworene ένορκος jurado vandemees عضو هیئت منصفه valamies juré/-ée חָבֵר בְּחֵבֶר מוּשבָּעִים जूरी सदस्य porotnik juri kviðdómari giurato 陪審員 배심원 prisiekusysis zvērinātais; žūrijas loceklis ahli juri jurylid jurymedlem, domsmann ławnik jurado jurat присяжный porotca porotnik porotnik jurymedlem ลูกขุน; ตุลาการ jüri üyesi 陪審員 присяжний جیوری کا رکن، پنچ thành viên bồi thẩm đoàn


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