单词 | jury |
释义 | jury (dʒʊəri ) Word forms: juries 1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb, oft by NOUN] B2 In a court of law, the jury is the group of people who have been chosen from the general public to listen to the facts about a crime and to decide whether the person accused is guilty or not. The jury convicted Mr Hampson of all offences. ...the tradition of trial by jury. 2. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] B2 A jury is a group of people who choose the winner of a competition. I am not surprised that the Booker Prize jury included it on their shortlist. 3. the jury is out phrase If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject. The jury is out on whether or not this is true. [+ on] The jury is still out on what kind of solutions we might undertake. Idioms: the jury is still out said to mean that people have not yet formed an opinion about something or reached a decision The jury's still out on what are the long-term effects of air pollution. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: convince the jury Would the defence convince the jury? The Sun (2006) Will she convince the jury she's innocent? The Sun (2014) The evidence, being primarily circumstantial, was insufficient to convince the jury of the men's guilt. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The judge had been right to direct the jury as he did. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A judge directed the jury at his trial to find him not guilty. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In some cases, the judge might well direct the jury that a duty of care existed. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The inquest jury returned a verdict of accidental death. Times, Sunday Times (2008) An inquest jury in Westminster has heard the weapon he brandished at police was disengaged. The Sun (2010) A man found dead in a cement lorry was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury decided yesterday. The Sun (2008) Another jury member said it was 'the strongest piece of evidence'. The Sun The personal impartiality of a judge or a jury member had to be presumed until there was proof to the contrary. Times, Sunday Times The trial in which she was a jury member had to be restarted before a fresh jury. Times, Sunday Times One prospective jury member asked to be excused. Times, Sunday Times Yet as a jury member, you can only go with one. Times, Sunday Times Three past trials relating to the raid have collapsed amid fears of jury tampering, costing about 22 million. Times, Sunday Times Three previous trials had collapsed amid fears of jury tampering, costing the taxpayer a total of 22million. Times, Sunday Times The subsequent trial collapsed after the judge said he had received information from the prosecution about a 'serious attempt at jury tampering'. Times, Sunday Times The present appeal was concerned with section 44, which applied where there was a danger of jury tampering. Times, Sunday Times The third collapsed last year after what the judge called a 'serious attempt at jury tampering'. Times, Sunday Times That aside, there's nothing quite like a libel trial and the tension of a jury verdict. Times, Sunday Times Before a jury verdict was read, one of the court staff, who knew the verdict, whispered to me to 'sit down'. Times, Sunday Times The inventors sued for misappropriation of trade secrets and won a jury verdict for over $700,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His efforts resulted in several successful verdicts for his clients including a $400,000 jury verdict in 2013. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Walker wins a jury verdict and stands to receive more than $10 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The attorney-general went to court three times trying to persuade a jury to convict him. Times, Sunday Times You can see how it would engage and persuade a jury. Times, Sunday Times I had to persuade the jury that the claimant tried to buy another man's wife for $1 million. Times, Sunday Times You have to approach with courtesy and good manners throughout while persuading a jury that you have a credible case. Times, Sunday Times The defence team persuaded the jury with compelling arguments. Times, Sunday Times A court spokesman said it may take weeks to select a jury. Times,Sunday Times Although being allowed to select a jury of his own, he was still found guilt by them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The jury selected the 20 participants for the liveshows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The jury selected four books as finalists in 2013. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many artists competed for this commission and a jury selected seven semifinalists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was hard, he added, these days to see one police officer able to sway a jury. Times, Sunday Times In closing arguments, the prosecution stayed mainly with the facts of the case, and the defense used emotional appeals to sway the jury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The performance that swayed the jury was still a gobby supporting role. Times, Sunday Times And officers need to be fit and strong.emotion or call out in case it swayed the jury. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 陪审团 Japanese: 陪審 |
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