trial jury
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trial jury
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Grand juries range in size from 16 to 23 members, but unlike a trial jury, unanimity is not required: Just 12 members must “concur” to return an indictment.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025
The trial of the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, will mark the first time a trial jury will weigh in on the Oct.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
The attorneys, Steven Raiser and Thomas Keniff, said they were confident that a trial jury would find Penny’s actions on the train justified.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
After Wallace sued the state, a trial jury awarded him $25 million, ruling that “negligently trained or supervised” guards “were the direct and proximate cause of his injuries.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
And that if things keep goin' the way they've started to-day, the gran' jury's bound to indict him, and the trial jury to convict him?
From The Conquest of Canaan by Tarkington, Booth
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