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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryju·ry I \ˈju̇r-ē\ noun (plural juries) ETYMOLOGY Middle English jure, from Anglo-French juree, from jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur-, jus DATE 15th century1. a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them; especially : a body of persons legally selected and sworn to inquire into any matter of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence2. a committee for judging and awarding prizes at a contest or exhibition3. one (as the public or test results) that will decide — used especially in the phrase the jury is still out II adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English jory (in jory saile improvised sail) DATE 15th century: improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency :makeshift a jury mast a jury rig III transitive verb (jur·ied ; jury·ing) ETYMOLOGY jury (I) DATE 1947: to select material as appropriate for exhibition in (as an art show) — used chiefly as a participle a juried showEnglish Etymologyjury 1. jury (n.) late 14c. (attested from late 12c. in Anglo-L.), from Anglo-Fr. juree (late 13c.), from M.L. jurata "an oath, an inquest," fem.pp. of L. jurare "to swear," from jus (gen. juris) "law" (see jurist). Grand jury attested from early 15c. in Anglo-Fr. (le graund Jurre). Meaning "body of persons chosen to award prizes at an exhibition" is from 1851. 2. jury (adj.) "temporary," 1616, in jury-mast, a nautical term for a temporary mast put in place of one broken or blown away. The word is probably ult. from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. ajurie "help, relief," from L.adjutare (see aid).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7juryjury / 5dVuEri; NAmE 5dVuri / noun[C + sing. / pl. v.] (pl. -ies)1. (also panel, 'jury panel especially in NAmE) a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide whether or not sb is guilty of a crime 陪审团: members of the jury 陪审团成员 to be / sit / serve on a jury 担任陪审员 The jury has / have returned a verdict of guilty. 陪审团已做出有罪裁定。 the right to trial by jury 得到陪审团审判的权利 ⇨ see also grand jury 2. a group of people who decide who is the winner of a competition (比赛的)评判委员会,裁判委员会 IDIOMS ▪ the jury is (still) 'out on sth used when you are saying that sth is still not certain (某事)仍未定夺,悬而未决Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishjury noun 1 in a court of law ADJ. inquest, trial | unanimous (only after jury) The jury were unanimous in their verdict. | hung A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury. VERB + JURY serve on, sit on | tell Tell the jury what happened, in your own words. | direct The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. | swear in The new jury were sworn in. JURY + VERB hear sth The jury heard how the boy had obtained a carving knife from a friend's house. | retire | consider its verdict The jury has retired to consider its verdict. | be out The jury is still out (= still deciding). (figurative) The jury is still out on this new policy. | agree (on) a verdict, arrive at/reach a verdict, give its verdict, return a verdict | convict sb, find sb guilty The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith. | acquit sb, clear sb, find sb not guilty | award sb The jury awarded her damages of £30,000. JURY + NOUN service It was the second time he had been called up for jury service. | trial | foreman, member | system a review of the jury system PREP. before a ~ The trial will take place before a jury. | on a/the ~ There were only three women on the jury. | ~ of the jury of seven women and five men PHRASES trial by jury You have a right to trial by jury. 2 of a competition VERB + JURY choose, select The jury is selected from the winners in previous years. JURY + VERB judge sth | consist of sb The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist. | award (sb) sth, give sb sth The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson. PREP. on a/the ~ He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: jury box , or jury chancellor , or jury commission , or jury duty , or jury list , or jury of the vicinage , or jury-packing , or jury-rigged , or jury room , or jury strut , or jury wheel , or locked jury , or packed jury , or party jury , or petit jury , or petty jury , or police jury , or pyx-jury , or special jury , or struck jury , or traverse jury , or trial by jury , or trial jury , or blue-ribbon jury , or jury-rig , or common jury , or foreign jury , or grand juryju·ryI. \ˈju̇rē, ˈjür-, -ri\ noun(-es)Etymology: Middle English jure, jurie, from Anglo-French juree, from Old French jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, jurari, from jur-, jus law, right — more at just1. : a body of men sworn to give a verdict upon some matter submitted to them; especially : a body of men selected according to law, impaneled, and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence legally produced — compare grand jury, petit jury, trial jury2. : the body of dicasts of ancient Athens3. a. : a committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition < two juries for its third annual national exhibition — Americana Annual > b. : the director and four judges responsible for officiating at a fencing boutII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-es): to select entries for (an art exhibit) < inviting one man to jury … its quadrennial exhibitions of contemporary American art — Aline B. Saarinen >: judge the relative merits of (entries in an art exhibit) < jurying the submissions at the invitation of the foundations — G.A.Wagner >III. adjectiveEtymology: origin unknown: improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency :makeshift < a jury mast > < a jury rig > < jury repairs completed, they started again — Will Irwin >IV. noun: one (as the public or test results) that will decide — used especially in the phrase the jury is (still) out < on the question of how well it works, the jury is still out — Martin Mayer >

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