jury (redirected from juries)

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.

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[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.]

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jury - 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 panel 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] n → jurado

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jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] n → jury m

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jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] n the jury → die Schöffen pl;

(for capital crimes) → die Geschworenen pl;

(for competition) → die Jury, das Preisgericht

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jury [ˈdʒuərɪ] n → giuria