| NOUN | group | jury | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law |
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| group | jury, panel | a committee appointed to judge a competition |
| Sounds | jhuh'riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law. | |
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| Member of | court, tribunal, judicature | An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
| Members | juror, juryman, jurywoman | someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury |
| Narrower | grand jury | A jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments |
| hung jury | A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) | |
| petit jury, petty jury | A jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings | |
| special jury, blue ribbon jury | A jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues | |
| Broader | body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
| Spanish | jurado | |
| Catalan | jurat | |
| Meaning | A committee appointed to judge a competition. | |
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| Synonym | panel | |
| Broader | committee, commission | A special group delegated to consider some matter |
| Spanish | jurado | |
| Catalan | jurat | |
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