jurynoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˈdʒʊə.ri/us/ˈdʒʊr.i/B2 a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved:
members of the jury
The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict (= reach a decision).
Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury.
C1 a group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition
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- The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty.
- The members of the jury left the court with a police escort.
- Not surprisingly, the jury found them both guilty.
- The decision about whether he is innocent or guilty rests with the jury.
- He went free because the jury decided there was a reasonable doubt about his guilt.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Judges & juries
- beak
- challenge
- chief justice
- court of inquiry
- dismiss
- empanel
- foreman
- instruct
- judge
- jurist
- juror
- jury service
- justice
- Justice of the Peace
- rule
- set sth aside
- sheriff
- sum
- sum up
- worship
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People who analyse and judge
Refereeing & judging in sport
Idiom(s)
the jury is (still) out