Jury
41jury — noun (C) 1 a group of 12 ordinary people who listen to details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not: The jury finds the defendant not guilty. | sit on a jury (=be part of a jury) 2 a group of people chosen to judge a… …
42jury — I. /ˈdʒʊəri / (say joouhree), /ˈdʒuri / (say joohree) noun (plural juries) 1. a body of persons chosen at random from the community, who are engaged for a trial and sworn to deliver a verdict on questions of fact presented to them. 2. a body of… …
43jury — {{11}}jury (adj.) temporary, 1610s, in jury mast, a nautical term for a temporary mast put in place of one broken or blown away, of uncertain origin. The word perhaps is ultimately from O.Fr. ajurie help, relief, from L. adjutare (see AID (Cf.… …
44jury — n 1. body of jurors, Law. veniremen, twelve just men, Inf. twelve men in a box, panel of peers, Law. country, Law. tales; grand jury, petty jury, coroner s jury, inquest, panel. 2. judges, adjudgers, prize jury, awards committee …
45jury — I ju•ry [[t]ˈdʒʊər i[/t]] n. pl. ries, 1) law a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions submitted to them, esp. such a group selected by law and sworn to examine the evidence in a case and render a… …
46jury — I. noun (plural juries) Etymology: Middle English jure, from Anglo French juree, from jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur , jus Date: 15th century 1. a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them; especially a …
47Jury — This interesting surname, with variant spelling Jewry, derives from the Anglo French juerie , (Olde French juierie ), meaning Jewry, and was originally given either as a habitational name to a member of the Jewish Community living in that section …
48Jury — die Jury, s (Mittelstufe) Gremium, das bei einem Wettbewerb über die Verleihung von Preisen entscheidet Beispiel: Die Jury besteht aus zehn Mitgliedern. Kollokation: in der Jury sitzen …
49JURY — a body of citizens set to try a question of fact, or to assess damages; in England and Ireland a jury numbers 12, and its verdict must be unanimous; in Scotland the verdict is by majority, and the jury numbers 12 in civil and 15 in criminal… …
50Jury — Ju|ry [ʒy ri:, auch ʒy:ri, fr. ʒy ri, engl. dʒuəri] die; , s unter Einfluss von fr. jury aus gleichbed. engl. jury, dies aus altfr. jurée »Versammlung der Geschworenen« zu lat. iurare »schwören«, dies zu ius, vgl. 1↑Jus>: 1. a) Kollegium von… …
