jury
noun
a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them.
juries
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pluralof jury.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The office had to give them a crash course on presenting evidence to grand juries, some people familiar with the probe said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have pursued a slew of criminal cases against protesters involved in those demonstrations, though many of the cases have been dismissed, reduced to misdemeanor charges or rejected by grand juries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the US legal system, prosecutors convene grand juries to weigh evidence and testimony and eventually vote on whether they merit criminal charges.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
These are questions that get resolved by juries every day.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ rule was formulated only in the eighteenth century, and the whole point of this rule is that juries have to decide for themselves what it means.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
