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jury

//ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

informal

Note for jury

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
juries

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
jury
past (v2)
juried
past participle (v3)
juried
present participle
jurying
3rd person singular
juries

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

  2. 2.A group of judges in a competition.

  3. 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.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 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”).

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