jury

jury
ju|ry [ˈdʒuəri US ˈdʒuri] n plural juries
[Date: 1300-1400; : Anglo-French; Origin: juree, from Old French jurer 'to swear', from Latin jus; JUST2]
1.) a group of 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 sth
used to say that something has not been finally decided
Is it good value? The jury is still out on that.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Jury — Ju ry, n.; pl. {Juries}. [OF. jur[ e]e an assize, fr. jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right, law. See {Just},a., and cf. {Jurat}, {Abjure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A body of people, selected according to law, impaneled and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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