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jury.

A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/Received-Pronunciation, also, modern/ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɝ.i/General-American
  1. A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

  2. A group of judges in a competition.

  3. The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.

    slang
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/Received-Pronunciation, also, modern/ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɝ.i/General-American
  1. To judge by means of a jury.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/Received-Pronunciation, also, modern/ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɝ.i/General-American
  1. For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
    jury mast
    jury rudder
Where this word comes from

Early 1600s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Old French ajurie, from Latin adiūtō. Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Frankish *garu (“ready, prepared”), related to Middle English yore, ȝare, from Old English ġeoro, ġearu (“ready, prompt, prepared, quick”), related to gear.

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