Jury Members Trial Noun ˈdʒʊəri ˈdʒʊri Has/Have Returned

• members of the jury
• the jury has/have returned a verdict of guilty.
• to be/sit/serve on a jury
• the right to trial by jury

jury

1. a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide whether or not somebody is guilty of a crime, or whether a claim has been proved
• SEE ALSO grand jury
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/grand-jury
• members of the jury
• The jury has/have returned a verdict of guilty.
• to be/sit/serve on a jury
• the right to trial by jury

Extra Examples

• A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury.
• He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids.
• Her evidence finally swayed the jury.
• The jury awarded her damages of £30 000.
• The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith.
• The jury delivered a unanimous verdict.
• The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
• The new jury were sworn in.
• There were only three women on the jury.
2. a group of people who decide who is the winner of a competition
• He was on the jury for this year's Booker Prize.

Extra Examples

• He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition.
• The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist.
• The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson.
• The jury is selected from the winners in previous years.
3. used when you are saying that something is still not certain
• The jury is still out on whether wine can be good for you.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French juree ‘oath, inquiry’, from Latin jurata, feminine past participle of jurare ‘swear’, from jus, jur- ‘law’.