jury
♦ jury /dʒ'ʊəri/ (juries)
1 [N-COUNT-COLL] also by N
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.
2 [N-COUNT-COLL]
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
3 [PHRASE] oft PHR on wh/n
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...grand jury (grand juries)
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A grand jury is a jury, usually in the United States, which considers a criminal case in order to decide if someone should be tried in a court of law.
They have already given evidence before a grand jury in Washington.
1 [N-COUNT-COLL] also by N
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.
2 [N-COUNT-COLL]
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
3 [PHRASE] oft PHR on wh/n
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...grand jury (grand juries)
[N-COUNT]
A grand jury is a jury, usually in the United States, which considers a criminal case in order to decide if someone should be tried in a court of law.
They have already given evidence before a grand jury in Washington.