jurator

/d͡ʒʊˈreɪtə(r)/

jurator noun: a juror.

Noun

jurator (plural jurators)

A juror.
- And this courſe was uſed by the Four and twenty Jurators in Kent in Rumney Marſh, who always upon their Oaths ſet down every particular mans ground in certain, and their juſt quantities, and accordingly were the parties ſeverally taxed.1622 August, Robert Callis, The Reading of That Famous and Learned Gentleman, Robert Callis Esq; Sergeant at Law, upon the Statute of 23 H. 8. Cap. 5. of Sewers: As It Was Delivered by Him at...
- It was an improvement on this ancient cuſtom, that the jurators were named by the court instead of being selected by the parties. It was a further progreſs towards our preſent mode of jury, that the jurators were to hear the ſtatements of both parties before they gave their deciding veredictum, or...1805, Sharon Turner, “The Trial by Jury”, in The History of the Manners, Landed Property, Government, Laws, Poetry, Literature, Religion, and Language, of the Anglo-Saxons, London: […] Longman...

It was an improvement on this ancient cuſtom, that the jurators were named by the court instead of being selected by the parties.1805, Sharon Turner, “The Trial by Jury”, in The History of the Manners, Landed Property, Government, Laws, Poetry, Literature, Religion...
This was indeed the second stage of trial by jury, the first being that of jurators, or compurgators.1860, Robert Ross, Outlines of English History for Junior Classes in Schools; or a First Book for Pupils Preparing for Public Examinations...
A jurator who, together with the accused and eleven others, swore to his innocence.1872, Orby Shipley, editor, A Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms, London; Oxford; Cambridge: Rivingtons, page 129:
These jurators for a long time combined the functions of accusers and triers.1887 November, D. H. Chamberlain, “The American System of Trial by Jury”, in Journal of Social Science, Containing the Transactions of the...

plural	jurators

From Latin iūrātor. Doublet of juror.

What does jurator mean?: Jurator means a juror.
How do you use jurator in a sentence?: It was an improvement on this ancient cuſtom, that the jurators were named by the court instead of being selected by the parties.
What part of speech is jurator?: Jurator is a noun.
How do you pronounce jurator?: Jurator is pronounced /d͡ʒʊˈreɪtə(r)/.
What is the plural of jurator?: The plural of jurator is jurators.

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