- jury
- noun1 in a court of lawADJECTIVE▪ inquest (BrE), trial (esp. BrE)▪ grand▪
He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids.
▪ civil, criminal (both esp. AmE)▪ hung▪A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury.
▪ 12-member▪The 12-member jury deliberated for five days before returning a verdict.
VERB + JURY▪ serve on, sit on▪ tell▪Tell the jury what happened, in your own words.
▪ convince, impress, persuade, sway▪Her evidence finally swayed the jury.
▪ direct (BrE), instruct▪The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
▪ convene (AmE), impanel (AmE), pick, select▪ strike (= remove) (AmE)▪The attorney has the right to strike jurors for any reason.
▪ swear in (esp. BrE)▪The new jury were sworn in.
▪ sequester (AmE)▪Judge Ito sequestered the jury for the entire trial.
JURY + VERB▪ hear sth▪The jury heard how the boy had obtained a knife from a friend's house.
▪ investigate sth (esp. AmE)▪He will appear before a grand jury investigating the case.
▪ retire (esp. BrE)▪ consider its verdict (esp. BrE), deliberate▪The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
▪ be out▪The jury is still out (= still deciding).
▪The jury is still out on this new policy. (figurative)
▪ decide sth, deliver a/its verdict, give a verdict, reach a verdict, return a verdict▪The jury delivered a unanimous verdict.
▪ indict sb (esp. AmE)▪A Los Angeles grand jury indicted him for perjury.
▪ convict sb, find sb guilty▪The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith.
▪ acquit sb, clear sb (esp. BrE), find sb not guilty▪ award sb▪The jury awarded her damages of £30 000.
JURY + NOUN▪ duty (esp. AmE), service (esp. BrE)▪It was the second time he had been called up for jury duty/service.
▪ trial▪ member▪ selection (esp. AmE)▪ system▪a review of the jury system
▪ indictment, investigation, subpoena (all esp. AmE)▪The company has been slapped with a grand jury subpoena.
▪ testimony (esp. AmE)▪the President's grand jury testimony
PREPOSITION▪ before a jury▪The trial will take place before a jury.
▪ on a/the jury▪There were only three women on the jury.
▪ jury of▪the jury of seven women and five men
PHRASES▪ the foreman of the jury, members of the jury▪ trial by jury▪You have a right to trial by jury.
2 of a competitionVERB + JURY▪ choose, select▪The jury is selected from the winners in previous years.
JURY + VERB▪ judge sth▪ consist of sb▪The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist.
▪ award (sb) sth, give sb sth▪The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the jury▪He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition.
▪ jury for▪the jury for the design awards
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
