juror

American  

[joor-er, -awr] / ˈdʒʊər ər, -ɔr /

noun

• jurors
  plural

1. one of a group of persons sworn to deliver a verdict in a case submitted to them; member of a jury.

2. one of the panel from which a jury is selected.

3. one of a group of people who judge a competition.

4. a person who has taken an oath or sworn allegiance.

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juror British  

/ ˈdʒʊərə /

noun

1. a member of a jury

2. a person whose name is included on a panel from which a jury is selected

3. a person who takes an oath

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• jurors
  plural

Etymology

Origin of juror

1250–1300; Middle English jurour < Anglo-French (compare Old French jureur ), equivalent to Old French jur ( er ) to swear (< Latin jūrāre ) + -our -or ²

Explanation

Anyone who's a member of a jury in a court of law is called a juror. When you serve as a juror, you're part of a group that hears evidence in a trial and gives a verdict. When someone gets called for jury duty, it's an opportunity to be a juror for a trial. A juror is typically one of twelve people who swear to make an impartial, unbiased decision based on legal evidence. The jurors must come to a unanimous agreement about their verdict after all evidence is presented, generally either "guilty" or "not guilty." The Latin root is iuratorem, or "swearer," from iurare, "to swear."

Example Sentences

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But that being said, you have to keep in mind that we are getting this information secondhand, it’s a juror note that’s being interpreted and characterized by Reddington.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

He continued to push back, insisting the judge had the power to dismiss the one holdout juror.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

How unusual is it for there to be one holdout juror that ends up overtaking a jury’s decision making like this?

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

We know Clancy’s attorney asked the judge to have this one holdout juror thrown out, but the judge said no.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

We’re not going to get anywhere like this. 10TH juror: Well, what does he want?

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

The mistrial came after six weeks of court proceedings and after jurors deliberated for more than 40 hours over seven days.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

It is also common and happens throughout every jury trial that jurors send notes.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

“This is not a public debate about women’s mental health and how the medical system treats women,” Buckingham told jurors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Kevin Reddington, Clancy's lawyer, has repeatedly demanded the replacement of the holdout juror with one of several alternate jurors but Sullivan declined to do so.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Half of those jurors, no matter what they said when we questioned them when we picked the jury, believed you were guilty the moment they laid eyes on you.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers