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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Jury \Ju"ry\, n.; pl. {Juries}. [OF. jur[82]e an assize, fr. jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right, law. See {Just},a., and cf. {Jurat}, {Abjure}.] 1. (Law) A body of men, usually twelve, 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. 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}. | |
