jury

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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noun a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
noun a committee appointed to judge a competition

From Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“to swear or take an oath”).

(Richard Shakespere on the jury). — Shakespeare's family, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael) Stopes
By trying men without a jury. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
The jury gave signs of impatience. — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train

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