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Webster 1913 Edition


Jury

Ju′ry

,
Adj.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Naut.)
For temporary use; – applied to a temporary contrivance.
Jury rudder
,
a rudder constructed for temporary use.

Ju′ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Juries
(#)
.
[OF.
jurée
an assize, fr.
jurer
to swear, L.
jurare
,
jurari
; akin to
jus
,
juris
, right, law. See
Just
,
Adj.
, and cf.
Jurat
,
Abjure
.]
The
jury
, passing on the prisoner’s life.
Shakespeare
2.
A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition;
as, the art
jury
gave him the first prize
.
Jury of inquest
,
a coroner's jury. See
Inquest
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Jury

JU'RY

,
Noun.
[L. juro, to swear.] A number of freeholders, selected in the manner prescribed by law, empaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to declare the truth on the evidence given them in the case. Grand juries consist usually of twenty four freeholders at least, and are summoned to try matters alleged in indictments. Petty juries, consisting usually of twelve men, attend courts to try matters of fact in civil causes, and to decide both the law and the fact in criminal prosecutions. The decision of a petty jury is called a verdict.

Definition 2024


Jury

Jury

See also: jury

German

Noun

Jury f (genitive Jury, plural Jurys)

  1. jury
  2. panel of judges

jury

jury

See also: Jury

English

Noun

jury (plural juries)

  1. (law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
    • "And so the jury and he approached, as if this were a time of peace instead of one of the greatest world disturbances ever known in history, the question whether the prosecution had proved to the jury’s satisfaction that George Joseph Smith was guilty of murder. The jury were the shield which stood between him and death, unless, to the jury’s satisfaction, he was proved to be guilty. Yet while they were the shield of the man accused, they were also the Sword of the State; and if the man were proved guilty, they were the servants of the State to punish him. Their respective functions were these: he the judge, had to settle the law, and the jury must take the law from him. The jury were judges of fact."
      1952: James Avery Joyce: Justice At Work: (this edition Pan 1957) Page 92. commenting on R v Smith [1915] 84 LJKB 2153 (1914-15 All ER 262 CCA)
  2. A group of judges in a competition.
Meronyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations

Verb

jury (third-person singular simple present juries, present participle jurying, simple past and past participle juried)

  1. To judge by means of a jury.

Etymology 2

Early 1600s. Perhaps ultimately from Old French ajurie, from Latin adiuto

Adjective

jury (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.
    jury mast; jury rudder
Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒyː.ri/
  • Hyphenation: ju‧ry

Noun

jury f (plural jury's, diminutive jury'tje n)

  1. jury

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒy.ʁi/

Etymology

From English jury.

Noun

jury m (plural jurys)

  1. jury

Related terms


Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from English jury.

Noun

jury m (plural jurys)

  1. (Jersey, law) jury

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English jury

Noun

jury m (definite singular juryen, indefinite plural juryer, definite plural juryene)

  1. (law, in competitions also) a jury

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English jury

Noun

jury m (definite singular juryen, indefinite plural juryar, definite plural juryane)

  1. (law, in competitions also) a jury

References


Polish

Etymology

From French jury

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈrʲi]

Noun

jury n (indeclinable)

  1. jury (a group of judges in a competition)