noun
juror
JOOR-er/ˈdʒʊrər/
A member of a jury in a legal proceeding.
The juror listens closely from the jury bench.
Etymology
A juror is historically a “swearer”: an earlier sense was a person who swore an oath or served as a character witness. Jury membership retains that defining connection with an oath.
In context
panel jurors can be removed with a challenge for cause or as a result of a peremptory challenge challenges for cause are legal motions where the attorney believes that the juror is actually prejudiced against the client
More examples
- Several jurors took notes.
- The judge addressed each juror.
- A replacement juror entered the courtroom.
Forms
juror · jurors
Similar words
- juryman
- Juryman is a gendered traditional term.
- panelist
- Panelist is broader and need not serve on a legal jury.