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
These are questions that get resolved by juries every day.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her candid, straightforward approach has routinely won over judges and juries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence in New York for other alleged assaults was overturned and juries were deadlocked in subsequent retrials involving one of his accusers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
He would be told that, if he pleads guilty to a felony, he will be deemed “unfit” for jury service and automatically excluded from juries for the rest of his life.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
