jury - Legal English Dictionary
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jury

a group of people selected to reach a decision on questions of fact based on evidence presented in court The jury listened carefully to the evidence.

Phrase Bank

  • The jury took one hour to reach a verdict.
  • During jury selection, I asked the panel members (= citizens in the group of potential jurors) whether any of them knew my client.
  • He must now go before a judge and jury.
  • The jury acquitted (=found not guilty) him on all counts.
  • The trial ended in a hung jury (= a jury that cannot agree).

Additional Notes

  • A jury trial is a trial by a group of ordinary citizens who are selected to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
  • A juror is a member of a jury.
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