jury
//ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi//
informalForms
- Plural
- juries
- present (v1)
- jury
- past (v2)
- juried
- past participle (v3)
- juried
- present participle
- jurying
- 3rd person singular
- juries
Definitions
1.A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
2.A group of judges in a competition.
3.The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.(slang)
- The jury which decides on the first night usually seals the fate of the season.
1.For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.
1.To judge by means of a jury.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1975
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English jure
From Anglo-Norman juree
From Medieval Latin iūrāta
From Latin iūrō (“to swear or take an oath”).