Jury
Definition of Jury
Ju´ry
a.
1.
(Naut.)
For
temporary
use; -
applied
to a
temporary
contrivance
.
Jury rudder
a
rudder
constructed
for
temporary
use.
n.
1.
1.
(Law)
A
body
of
people
,
selected
according
to
law
,
impaneled
and
sworn
to
inquire
into and
try
any
matter
of
fact
, and to
render
their
true
verdict
according
to the
evidence
legally
adduced
. In
criminal
trials
the
number
of such
persons
is
usually
twelve
, but in
civil
cases
and in
grand
juries
it may
different
. See
Grand
jury
under
Grand
, and
Inquest
.
The
jury
,
passing
on the
prisoner
's
life
.
- Shak.
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
.
Related Words
commission
,
committee
,
panel
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