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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A defendant need show only a “reasonable possibility” that the bogus forensics swayed even one juror.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

The juror, who identified herself only as Syrena, told reporters that she uses the chatbot herself and was angered “that they were putting his character down for just being human.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Some of the evidence was too much for one juror, leading to the trial being aborted and re-started with a new jury.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Batson established a three-part framework for racial juror challenges: Defense counsel challenges a strike, the prosecutor gives race-neutral reasons for it, then defense counsel has the opportunity to rebut those proffered reasons as pretextual.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

I mean nobody proved otherwise. 8th juror: Nobody has to prove otherwise.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

The judge thanked jurors for the care and attention they had given the case, and released them from jury service for the next five years.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

During the trial, jurors heard how Bartlett and his then-partner Evelyn Ballentyne had gone to a pub and comedy club for their first evening out since their son's birth.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Potential jurors are watching this,” Harpootlian said, gesturing at the Court TV camera filming the proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Ten jurors saw that, and a lot of people in the audience saw that. They really don’t have the evidence to bring it home.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

This is true of jurors as well as law enforcement officers.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander