A certain number of men and women, selected according to law, and sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence laid before them
A group of citizens randomly selected from the general population and brought together to assist justice by deciding which version, in their opinion, constitutes "the truth" given different evidence by opposing parties
Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact A petit jury is an ordinary or trial jury, composed of six to 12 persons, which hears either civil or criminal cases
A group of citizens picked according to law and authorized to decide a case Can be: (1) grand, that is, a body of citizens that determines whether probable cause exists that a crime has been committed and whether an indictment should be issued; (2) hung, that is, a jury that can't agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation ; (3) petit (or "trial"), that is, an ordinary jury for the trial of a criminal or civil action; or (4) special, that is, a jury ordered by the court, on the motion of either side, in cases that are unusually important or complicated (See also grand jury, petit jury )
In a court of law, the jury is the group of people who have been chosen from the general public to listen to the facts about a crime and to decide whether the person accused is guilty or not. The jury convicted Mr Hampson of all offences. the tradition of trial by jury
A certain number of men and women selected according to law, and sworn (jurati) to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence to be laid before them A jury is a body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district, and invested with power to present or indict a person for a public offense, or to try a question of fact
{f} judge by means of a jury; evaluate by way of a jury; judge an art exhibit; choose material as proper and suitable for exhibition (in an art show for example)
A jury is a group of people who choose the winner of a competition. I am not surprised that the Booker Prize jury included it on their shortlist. = panel
A body of citizens legally selected and required to hear the facts in a case A jury determines the innocence or guilt of an accused, according to the evidence presented and to the law as stated by the judge
A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced
A group of people chosen by the Crown and defence counsels from a pool of ordinary citizens The jury listens to the evidence, follows the judges instructions on how to apply the law, makes findings of fact and decides whether the accused is guilty or not guilty
In practice A certain number of individuals selected according to law, and sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence to be laid before them
If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject. The jury is out on whether or not this is true. In law, a body of individuals selected and sworn to inquire into a question of fact and to render a verdict according to the evidence. Juries may deal with questions of law in addition to questions of fact, though federal juries in the U.S. are usually limited to dealing with questions of fact. The modern jury can vary in size depending on the proceeding but usually has either 6 or 12 members. By U.S. law, federal grand juries and petit juries must be "selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the district or division wherein the court convenes." State jury selection varies somewhat. The Supreme Court of the United States has stated in a series of decisions that a jury is to be composed of "peers and equals" and that systematic exclusion from a jury of a particular class of people (e.g., on the basis of sex, skin colour, or ancestry) violates the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the defendant's right to a jury trial. A defendant is not, however, entitled to a jury of any particular composition. See also grand jury; petit jury; voir dire. grand jury petit jury trial jury
A group of citizens selected according to law and impaneled to determine the issues of fact in a case Grand-A body of citizens whose duties consist of determining whether probable cause exists that a crime has been committed and whether an indictment should be returned (compare Petit Jury) Hung-A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation Petit-An ordinary jury for the trial of a criminal or civil action (compare Grand Jury) Special-A jury ordered by the court, on the motion of either party, in cases of unusual importance or intricacy
A certain number of persons selected according to law, and sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence laid before them
in a court case a jury is 12 people picked at random and whose job is to decide on the basis of the facts presented to them the outcome of a case - usually a criminal case but occasionally in defamation cases They are not required to know anything about the case or the law relating to it - in fact such knowledge could render them ineligible to be a juror in the matter They will be directed by the judge (see earlier) as to that law which they need to know and also on how they should interpret the information which they have heard In the case of inquests there will only be 9 jurors
A group of lay people selected to decide upon issues of fact in legal proceedings A Scottish criminal jury consists of 15 people and may decide by a majority (8) L Label A physical production in a criminal trial, such as a weapon; not documentary evidence, which is referred to as a production