Jury
Definition of Jury
Ju´ry
a.
1.
(Naut.)
For
temporary
use
; -
applied
to
a
temporary
contrivance
.
Jury rudder
a
rudder
constructed
for
temporary
use
.
n.
1.
1.
(Law)
A
body
of
people
,
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
.
In
criminal
trials
the
number
of
such
persons
is
usually
twelve
,
but
in
civil
cases
and
in
grand
juries
it
may
different
.
See
Grand
jury
under
Grand
,
and
Inquest
.
The
jury
,
passing
on
the
prisoner
'
s
life
.
- Shak.
2.
A
committee
for
determining
relative
merit
or
awarding
prizes
at
an
exhibition
or
competition
;
as
,
the
art
jury
gave
him
the
first
prize
.
Jury of inquest
a
coroner
'
s
jury
.
See
Inquest
.
Related Words
commission
,
committee
,
panel
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