jury

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To judge by means of a jury.

Adj

For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

Synonyms

panel

juror

juryman

judges

venire

jury panel

assizes

adjudicators

board

group

tribunal

Translations

jury

jurado

giuria

jury

júri

Jury

jurat

jüri

ένορκοι

Geschworene

giurì

gezworenen

jurado

giurato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jure

Cognate with Middle English: yore

Cognate with Old English: ġeoro

In summary

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