juror

[joor-er, -awr]

noun

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.

juror

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of juror¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of juror¹

C14: from Anglo-French jurour, from Old French jurer to take an oath, from Latin jūrāre

Example Sentences

A jury found him guilty of causing GBH with intent by majority verdict — of 10 jurors to two — after deliberating for about two days.

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Before this, jurors were told Mrs Spragg will not be called to the stand to give evidence.

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Areece Lloyd-Hall was convicted at the Old Bailey following a retrial after jurors in the first trial were unable to reach a verdict.

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She told jurors it was at that time that she had been considering whether she had been adopted, and decided to "check out databases" of missing people.

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A juror who collapsed a murder trial after doing his own research on the internet has been jailed for four months.

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