petit jury

American  

[pet-ee] / ˈpɛt i /

noun

Law.

1. petty jury.

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petit jury British  

noun

1. Also called: petty jury. a jury of 12 persons empanelled to determine the facts of a case and decide the issue pursuant to the direction of the court on points of law Compare grand jury

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Other Word Forms

• petit juror
  noun

Etymology

Origin of petit jury

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

petit jury

The trial jury is often called the petit jury.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

The jurors - seven men, five women; nine whites, three blacks - were chosen from the circuit court petit jury pool in May.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2015

In later years, the accusations of these original grand juries were submitted to a petit jury, which was often locked up without food or water until it reached a verdict.

From Time Magazine Archive

The next thing in order was the empaneling of a petit jury.

From The Story of a Dark Plot or Tyranny on the Frontier by A.L.O. C.

I am assured by an eminent lawyer, that the power and office of a petit jury is judicial, that they only are the judges from whose sentence the indicted are to expect life or death.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Jonathan Swift