| 单词 | jury |
| 释义 | jury (once / 239 pages) n A jury is a group that decides a contest or a court case together. If you get summoned for jury duty and get picked as one of the 12 members of the jury, you’ll help decide if someone guilty or not. A jury is any group that makes a group decision. In the County Fair, the stakes aren't so high — just respect for your baking skills or pig-raising talents. But many juries are convened by courts to decide whether someone is innocent or guilty. In this case, the jury is sworn to act according to the law. Jury comes from the Old French word for "oath," pointing to the promise to deliver the truth that a jury swears to. WORD FAMILYjury: juries USAGE EXAMPLESJuries deciding sentences handed down punishments of life in prison about twice as often as the death penalty. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Defense attorney Scott Wood also questioned instructions to the jury and alleged the court wrongly found Kelly guilty of contempt. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) District Court in Boston, with jury selection expected to get underway Friday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law Hypo|Hyper grand jury a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments hung jurya jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) petit jury, petty jurya jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings blue ribbon jury, special jurya jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity 2n a committee appointed to judge a competition Syn|Hyper panel commission, committee a special group delegated to consider some matter |
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