Look up: jury

1. jury
   [n] - a committee appointed to judge a competition 2. [n] - a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
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2. Jury
   A body of 12 persons selected randomly from society challenged with the task of determining the guilt or otherwise of persons charged with a crime.
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3. Jury
   a group of 12 ordinary men and women chosen to decide whether an accused person is guilty or not guilty in a Crown Court trial
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4. jury
   Body of lay people (usually 12) sworn to decide the facts of a case and reach a verdict in a court of law. Juries, used mainly in English-speaking countries, are implemented primarily in criminal...
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5. Jury
   the 4 officials who watch for hits in a dry fencing bout
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6. jury
   A court of first instance,composed of several jurors and one or several professional judges,competent to sit on serious crimes. Category: Law • denotes a sample in which the same elements are measured on two or more occasions....Only panels can give information about the gross change behind a net change. Category: Statistics
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7. Jury
   Body of jurors sworn to reach a verdict according to the evidence in a Court
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8. Jury
   Ju'ry adjective [ Etymol. uncertain.] (Nautical) For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance. Jury mast , a temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away, or broken. -- Jury rudder , a rudder constructed for temporary use.
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9. Jury
   Ju'ry noun ; plural Juries . [ Old French jurée an assize, from jurer to swear, Latin jurare , jurari ; akin to jus , juris , right, law. See Just , adjective ,...
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10. jury
    noun a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
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11. Jury
    • (a.) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest. • (a.) A committee for determining relative ...
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12. jury
    historic legal institution in which a group of laypersons participate in deciding cases brought to trial. Its exact characteristics and powers depend ... [8 related articles]
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13. jury
    jury, body convened to make decisions of fact in legal proceedings.Sections in this article:IntroductionDevelopment of the Modern JuryThe Modern JuryBibliography
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14. Jury
    Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact.
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15. Jury
    They are refered to the group of randomly selected citizens who has been shortlisted to hear the case in the court in their own area.They jointly determine the case and makes a decision based on the facts and evidences and with the consultation with the judge regarding the rules of law.
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16. jury
    n. one of the remarkable innovations of the English common law (from the Angles and Saxons, but also employed in Normandy prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066), it is a group of citizens called to hear a trial of a criminal prosecution or a lawsuit, decide the factual questions of guilt or innocence...
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17. jury
    Body of lay people (usually 12) sworn to decide the facts of a case and reach a verdict in a court of law. Juries, used mainly in English-speaking countries, are implemented primarily in criminal cases, but also sometimes in civil cases; for example, inquests and libel trials. The British jury derived from Germanic custom. It was introduced...
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18. Jury
    The group of Rules experts who decide the outcome of protests.
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19. Jury
    A body of citizens, normally twelve people, who are sworn in by the judge and asked to give a verdict on a case in a court of law.
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20. Jury
    Competent body to judge felonies in the first instance and on appeal. It is made up of three magistrates and nine jury members in the first instance and twelve jury members on appeal. The jury members are randomly drawn from the electoral rolls.
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21. Jury
    A `jury` is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgement. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdic...
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