jury

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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ju·ry ²  (jr)

adj. Nautical

Intended or designed for temporary use; makeshift: a jury sail.

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[From jury-rig.]

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jury¹

n pl -ries

1. (Law) 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 See also grand jury, petit jury

2. a body of persons appointed to judge a competition and award prizes

the jury is still out Informal it has not yet been decided or agreed on

[from Old French juree, from jurer to swear; see juror]

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jury²

adj

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly nautical (in combination) makeshift jury-rigged

[of unknown origin]

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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 [ˈdʒʊərɪ]

A. N → jurado m
trial by jury → proceso con jurado
to serve or be on a jury → ser miembro de un jurado
the jury is still out on that one → eso está por ver, no hay una opinión clara sobre eso

B. CPD jury box N → tribuna f del jurado
jury duty N to do jury duty → actuar como jurado
jury rigging N → amaño m de un jurado GRAND JURY

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jury [ˈdʒʊəri] n

(in court of law) → jury m
trial by jury → jugement par jury
the jury is still out (= it has not yet been decided) → cela reste à voir
The jury is out on whether or not this is true → Reste à voir si c'est vrai.
jury box n → banc m des jurés
jury duty n (US, Scottish) to do jury duty → faire partie d'un jury
jury foreman n (in court of law) → chef m du jury

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jury

n

(Jur) the jury → die Schöffen pl, → die Jury; (for capital crimes) → die Geschworenen pl; they don’t have juries there → dort gibt es keine Schöffengerichte or keine Jury or (for capital crimes) → keine Schwurgerichte; to sit or be on the jury → Schöffe/Geschworener sein; Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury → meine Damen und Herren Schöffen/Geschworenen; the jury is (still) out (lit) → die Schöffen/Geschworenen beraten noch; (fig) → es ist noch nichts entschieden; the jury is out on whether this is true → es ist noch nicht heraus, ob das stimmt

(for examination) → Prüfungsausschuss m; (for exhibition, competition) → Jury f, → Preisgericht nt

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jury:

jury box

n → Schöffenbank f; (for capital crimes) → Geschworenenbank f

juryman

n → Schöffe m; (for capital crimes) → Geschworene(r) m

jury rig

n (Naut) → Hilfstakelage f, → Nottakelage f

jury service

n → Schöffenamt nt; (for capital crimes) → Amt nt → des Geschworenen; to do jury → Schöffe/Geschworener sein; he’s never been called for jury → er wurde nie als Schöffe/Geschworener berufen

jury system

n → Jurysystem nt, → Schöffengerichte pl; (for capital crimes) → Schwurgerichte pl

jurywoman

n → Schöffin f; (for capital crimes) → Geschworene f

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jury [ˈdʒʊərɪ] n (Law) (for contest) → giuria
to serve on a jury → far parte di una giuria

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jury [ˈdʒʊərɪ] n (Law) (for contest) → giuria
to serve on a jury → far parte di una giuria

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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 배심원 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 陪审团

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 raati jury חֵבֶר שוֹפטִים निर्णायक मंडल žiri zsűri juri dómnefnd giuria 審査員団 (콘테스트 등의) 심사원 žiuri, vertinimo komisija žūrija pengadil jury bedømmelseskomité, jury jury juri juriu de arbitraj жюри porota žirija žiri jury คณะกรรมการตัดสินการแข่งขัน jüri, yarışma jürisi 評審團評獎團 журі مقابلے میں انعامات کا فیصلہ کرنے کے لیے مقرر کردہ اصحاب ban giám khảo 评奖团

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 lautamies 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 陪审员

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jury → هيئة المحلفون porota jury Geschworene σώμα ενόρκων jurado valamiehistö jury porota giuria 陪審 배심 jury jury sąd przysięgłych júri присяжные jury คณะลูกขุน jüri bồi thẩm đoàn 陪审团