ju‧ry S3 W3 /ˈdʒʊəri $ ˈdʒʊri/ noun (plural juries) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: juree, from Old French jurer 'to swear', from Latin jus; ⇒ just²]

1. a group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not:
the members of the jury
The jury found him not guilty.
the right to trial by jury
sit/serve on a jury (=be part of a jury)

2. a group of people chosen to judge a competition

3. the jury is (still) out on something used to say that something has not been finally decided:
Is it good value? The jury is still out on that.
⇒ grand jury

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jury
noun
I. in a court of law
ADJ. inquest, trial | unanimous (only after jury) The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
hung A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury.
VERB + JURY serve on, sit on | tell Tell the jury what happened, in your own words.
direct The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
swear in The new jury were sworn in.
JURY + VERB hear sth The jury heard how the boy had obtained a carving knife from a friend's house.
retire | consider its verdict The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
be out The jury is still out (= still deciding). (figurative) The jury is still out on this new policy.
agree (on) a verdict, arrive at/reach a verdict, give its verdict, return a verdict | convict sb, find sb guilty The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith.
acquit sb, clear sb, find sb not guilty | award sb The jury awarded her damages of £30,000.
JURY + NOUN service It was the second time he had been called up for jury service.
trial | foreman, member | system a review of the jury system
PREP. before a ~ The trial will take place before a jury.
on a/the ~ There were only three women on the jury.
~ of the jury of seven women and five men
PHRASES trial by jury You have a right to trial by jury.

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jury
II. of a competition
VERB + JURY choose, select The jury is selected from the winners in previous years.
JURY + VERB judge sth | consist of sb The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist.
award (sb) sth, give sb sth The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson.
PREP. on a/the ~ He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition.

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jury

sit/serve on a jury (=be a member of a jury)
At that time, black people were not allowed to serve on juries.
address the jury (=speak to it)
The defence lawyer stood up to address the jury.
a judge directs/instructs a jury (=tells it what to decide)
The judge directed the jury to find her not guilty.
the jury hears something (=is told information about a crime)
The jury heard how the attack followed an argument in a bar.
the jury finds somebody guilty/not guilty
The jury found him guilty of murder.
the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict (=decides if someone is guilty or not guilty)
Has the jury reached a verdict?
the jury returns a verdict (=gives its decision to the court)
The jury returned a guilty verdict.
the jury acquits somebody (=says that someone is not guilty)
He was acquitted by a jury when the case came to court.
the jury convicts somebody (=says that someone is guilty)
The jury convicted him of two fraud charges.
a member of the jury
Only three members of the jury were women.
the foreman of the jury (=the jury's leader, who announces its decision)
The foreman of the jury announced a guilty verdict.
trial by jury (=a trial with a jury)
Defendants have a right to trial by jury.
a jury's verdict (=the decision of a jury)
The jury's verdict is final.
a hung jury (=one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime)
The trial ended with a hung jury.
an inquest jury (=one that decides the cause of someone's death)
The inquest jury decided that he died accidentally by falling out of a train door.
a grand jury American English (=one that decides whether someone must be judged in a court )
Their business practices are now being investigated by a grand jury.
the jury system
The government proposed changes to the jury system.
jury service (=when you have to spend time on a jury)
He has been called for jury service in July.
a jury trial (=a trial with a jury)
Should all accused people have a jury trial?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

defendant the person who is on trial for a crime
the defence British English, the defense American English the lawyers who are working for the defendant
the prosecution the lawyers who are trying to prove that the defendant is guilty
judge the official in charge of a court who decides how criminals should be punished
jury a group of people, usually 12 people, who listen to the facts and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty
witness someone who describes in a court of law what he or she knows about a crime
testimony a formal statement made in a court of law about a particular situation or action
verdict the decision of the jury as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty

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