jury
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Pluraljuries
- 1A group of ordinary people chosen to listen to a court case and decide if someone is guilty.
Like a team of people who listen to both sides and then choose what is true.
The jury found the defendant not guilty after two days.
A jury of twelve people listened carefully to all the evidence.
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- 2A group of people who judge a contest and decide the winners.
Like the judges on a talent show who pick the best act.
The jury awarded first prize to the youngest pianist.
A panel of judges, the jury scored each dancer out of ten.
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- 3To choose or judge entries using a group of judges.
Like a group of teachers grading projects to pick the best ones.
They jury hundreds of paintings before the show opens.
Volunteers jury the science fair projects each spring.
Similarjudge, adjudicate, assess, vet
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- 4Made for short-term use as a quick, temporary fix.
Like using a stick and some tape to fix something until you get home.
The sailors rigged a jury sail to limp back to port.
After the mast snapped, they fitted a jury mast from spare timber.
Similarmakeshift, improvised, temporary, stopgap
Oppositepermanent
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- 5The crowd at a show's first night, whose reaction can make or break it.
Like the first customers who decide whether everyone else will try a new shop.
If the jury claps on opening night, the play will run for months.
Nervous actors always fear the jury on the very first night.
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Origins
From Latin iūrō, meaning "I swear or take an oath," through French and Middle English.
From the early 1600s, of uncertain origin. It may come from Old French ajurie, or perhaps from a Frankish word meaning "ready, prepared."