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jury wheel

American  

noun

Law.
  1. a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection.


Etymology

Origin of jury wheel

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Two men at the jury wheel, kickin' like a mule, Bringin' home the Rio Grande up to Liverpool.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919 by Various

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