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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One juror told the media that she and her peers didn’t buy the “holdover” explanation, and weren’t convinced by mostly circumstantial evidence connecting Rinderknect to the original fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

She served as a juror earlier this year in Paisley Sheriff Court in Scotland.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

After that, Evans provided what he said were race-neutral reasons for the strikes, including that one juror had been 15 minutes late to court after a break.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

I remember images from Twelve Angry Men, and how one optimistic juror turned the hearts of eleven jurors.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Sanft questioned why jurors never heard from Kading or Knight, who was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

In his closing statement, defense attorney Kevin Reddington presented jurors with two photos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“The state wants you to believe this was a confession, that he was somehow there in person at the time of the shooting,” Sanft told jurors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Beyond doubt,” said Nels Gudmundsson, and turned toward the jurors.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson