jury

6 definitions • 11 examples

a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved:

members of the jury

The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict (= reach a decision).

Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury.

a group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition

a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts of a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty, or whether a claim has been proved:

[ U ] a trial by jury/a jury trial

[ C ] My husband served on a jury in a criminal case a few months ago.

A jury is also a group of people chosen to judge a competition:

[ C ] The jury chose an unexpected winner for the literary prize.

a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a court action and decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty or whether a claim has been proved:

He was flanked by two prison officers as he awaited the jury's verdict.

Last year a California jury awarded $172m to staff who had been forced to work through meal breaks.

a jury acquits/convicts/deliberates The jury convicted seven of the men of conspiracy, but acquitted nine others.

A series of suspicious phone calls took place between the defendants, a jury heard yesterday.

used to say that people have not yet decided whether something is good or bad:

The jury is still out on whether she is the right person to revive the company's fortunes.