noun
jury
JOOR-ee/ˈdʒʊri/
A selected group entrusted with reaching a judgment.
The jury sits attentively in the courtroom during the trial.
Etymology
The ancestor iurata could mean both an oath and a sworn body of people. The modern legal sense preserves the collective meaning: people bound by oath to determine a case.
In context
the jury will know what the documents are about we can't show the jury these documents because it is highly prejudiced against him
More examples
- The jury finds the defendant not guilty.
- An independent jury selects the winning photograph.
- She reports for jury duty on Monday.
Forms
jury · juries
juror noun — A person serving on a jury.