jury duty
Americannoun
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Or they call and say you missed jury duty and a warrant has been issued for your arrest.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Supreme Court determined that excluding women from jury duty “violates the requirement that a jury be drawn from a fair cross-section of the community.”
From Slate • Aug. 25, 2025
On Jan. 8, Christina Hsu drove from where she lives in the San Gabriel Valley to the downtown criminal courthouse for jury duty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
She said she was on jury duty at the time and didn't realise what had happened until later, saying she was "in shock" by Sir Rod's message.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
Pretty nearly every citizen above thirty years of age can give in his name as desiring jury duty; but naturally it is the elderly and the indolent who must prefer the service.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns
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