trial jury

noun

1. petty jury.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trial jury¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

And, second, we already use sortition to select an important deliberative body, the trial jury.

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The trial jury on first ballot stood six for conviction and six for acquittal on the ground of insanity.

From Project Gutenberg

When the case was heard the charge of the court to the trial jury was to the same effect.

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The great majority of floaters and illegal voters who were indicted never faced a trial jury.

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In January, 1919, a trial jury in Sacramento found 46 defendants guilty.

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But at the outset this jury differed in one material respect from the modern trial jury.

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