jury

Word family nounjurorjury boxjury servicejury

Related topics: Law

ju·ry /ˈdʒʊəri $ ˈdʒʊri/ S3 W3 noun (plural juries) [countableC]

1 SCTJUDGEa group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not 〔由 12 名公民组成的〕陪审团

the members of the jury

陪审团成员

The jury found him not guilty.

陪审团裁定他无罪。

the right to trial by jury

由陪审团进行审理的权利

sit/serve on a jury (=be part of a jury) 担任陪审员

2. JUDGEa group of people chosen to judge a competition 〔竞赛的〕裁判委员会；评审团

3 the jury is (still) out on something SCTJUDGEused to say that something has not been finally decided 某事尚未最后决定

Is it good value? The jury is still out on that.

这样合算吗？现在还不好说。

→ grand jury

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

sit/serve on a jury (=be a member of a jury)

At that time, black people were not allowed to serve on juries.

address the jury (=speak to it)

The defence lawyer stood up to address the jury.

a judge directs/instructs a jury (=tells it what to decide)

The judge directed the jury to find her not guilty.

the jury hears something (=is told information about a crime)

The jury heard how the attack followed an argument in a bar.

the jury finds somebody guilty/not guilty

The jury found him guilty of murder.

the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict (=decides if someone is guilty or not guilty)

Has the jury reached a verdict?

the jury returns a verdict (=gives its decision to the court)

The jury returned a guilty verdict.

the jury acquits somebody (=says that someone is not guilty)

He was acquitted by a jury when the case came to court.

the jury convicts somebody (=says that someone is guilty)

The jury convicted him of two fraud charges.

phrases

a member of the jury

Only three members of the jury were women.

the foreman of the jury (=the jury's leader, who announces its decision)

The foreman of the jury announced a guilty verdict.

trial by jury (=a trial with a jury)

Defendants have a right to trial by jury.

a jury's verdict (=the decision of a jury)

The jury's verdict is final.

adjectives

a hung jury (=one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime)

The trial ended with a hung jury.

an inquest jury (=one that decides the cause of someone's death)

The inquest jury decided that he died accidentally by falling out of a train door.

a grand jury American EnglishAmE (=one that decides whether someone must be judged in a court )

Their business practices are now being investigated by a grand jury.

jury + NOUN

the jury system

The government proposed changes to the jury system.

jury service (=when you have to spend time on a jury)

He has been called for jury service in July.

a jury trial (=a trial with a jury)

Should all accused people have a jury trial?

Examples from the Corpus

jury• Have you ever been on a jury?• Are people with criminal records allowed to sit on a jury?• I have been called for jury duty twice.• Broderick's first trial last year ended in a hung jury.• The jury awarded Hayes $3.5 million in damages.• The jury was made up of seven women and five men.

sit/serve on a jury• I served on a jury at an investigation like that once Ah.• More disturbing questions have to do with those who serve on juries.

From Longman Business Dictionary

juryju·ry /ˈdʒʊəriˈdʒʊri/ noun (plural juries) [countableC]LAW

a group of ordinary people, often 12 in number, who listen to details of a case in court and decide on it

The jury has not yet returned its verdict.

The case will go before a jury next week.

The state guarantees the right to a jury trial in all civil disputes.

→ grand jury

Origin jury

(1300-1400) Anglo-French juree, from Old French jurer “to swear”, from Latin jus; → JUST2

词汇	jury
释义	jury Word family nounjurorjury boxjury servicejury Related topics: Law ju·ry /ˈdʒʊəri $ ˈdʒʊri/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun (plural juries) [countableC] 1 SCTJUDGEa group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not 〔由 12 名公民组成的〕陪审团 the members of the jury 陪审团成员 The jury found him not guilty. 陪审团裁定他无罪。 the right to trial by jury 由陪审团进行审理的权利 sit/serve on a jury (=be part of a jury) 担任陪审员 2. JUDGEa group of people chosen to judge a competition 〔竞赛的〕裁判委员会；评审团 3 the jury is (still) out on something SCTJUDGEused to say that something has not been finally decided 某事尚未最后决定 Is it good value? The jury is still out on that. 这样合算吗？现在还不好说。 → grand jury n COLLOCATIONS verbs sit/serve on a jury (=be a member of a jury) At that time, black people were not allowed to serve on juries. address the jury (=speak to it) The defence lawyer stood up to address the jury. a judge directs/instructs a jury (=tells it what to decide) The judge directed the jury to find her not guilty. the jury hears something (=is told information about a crime) The jury heard how the attack followed an argument in a bar. the jury finds somebody guilty/not guilty The jury found him guilty of murder. the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict (=decides if someone is guilty or not guilty) Has the jury reached a verdict? the jury returns a verdict (=gives its decision to the court) The jury returned a guilty verdict. the jury acquits somebody (=says that someone is not guilty) He was acquitted by a jury when the case came to court. the jury convicts somebody (=says that someone is guilty) The jury convicted him of two fraud charges. phrases a member of the jury Only three members of the jury were women. the foreman of the jury (=the jury's leader, who announces its decision) The foreman of the jury announced a guilty verdict. trial by jury (=a trial with a jury) Defendants have a right to trial by jury. a jury's verdict (=the decision of a jury) The jury's verdict is final. adjectives a hung jury (=one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime) The trial ended with a hung jury. an inquest jury (=one that decides the cause of someone's death) The inquest jury decided that he died accidentally by falling out of a train door. a grand jury American EnglishAmE (=one that decides whether someone must be judged in a court ) Their business practices are now being investigated by a grand jury. jury + NOUN the jury system The government proposed changes to the jury system. jury service (=when you have to spend time on a jury) He has been called for jury service in July. a jury trial (=a trial with a jury) Should all accused people have a jury trial? Examples from the Corpus jury• Have you ever been on a jury?• Are people with criminal records allowed to sit on a jury?• I have been called for jury duty twice.• Broderick's first trial last year ended in a hung jury.• The jury awarded Hayes $3.5 million in damages.• The jury was made up of seven women and five men. sit/serve on a jury• I served on a jury at an investigation like that once Ah.• More disturbing questions have to do with those who serve on juries. From Longman Business Dictionary juryju·ry /ˈdʒʊəriˈdʒʊri/ noun (plural juries) [countableC]LAW a group of ordinary people, often 12 in number, who listen to details of a case in court and decide on it The jury has not yet returned its verdict. The case will go before a jury next week. The state guarantees the right to a jury trial in all civil disputes. → grand jury Origin jury (1300-1400) Anglo-French juree, from Old French jurer “to swear”, from Latin jus; → JUST2
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