juratorial

/d͡ʒʊərəˈtɔərɪəl/

juratorial adjective: of or belonging to a jury.

Adjective

juratorial (not comparable)

(rare) Of or belonging to a jury.
- The parochial inquests, at which utilitarian tailors and anythingarian buttermen habitually fall foul of medical practitioners and chaplains, have hitherto afforded exclusive facilities for this—not often the most amiable—exercise of the juratorial faculty, even if it be an unquestionable privilege.1847 November 20, The Railway Times, number 516; volume X, number 47, London: […] the Railway Times Office, page 1448
- Twelve days have now passed since an exceptionally stupid jury pronounced a verdict which surprised the prosecution, shocked the spectators, and even astonished the Recorder, whose long experience must have rendered him completely case-hardened against any but the most flagrant instances of...1865 October 4, The Pall Mall Gazette: An Evening Newspaper and Review, volume II, number 205, page 2

From some illustrations which have come down to us this juratorial knowledge was allowed to prevail even against the testimony of solemn deeds whose genuineness was not disputed.1875 September 3, “Old Courts and New Courts.—IV.”, in The Standard, number 15,945, London, page 2:
Even these vagaries may not have penetrated the juratorial perception, had not Bertram skidded a little into blasphemy.1929, Edward Huntington Williams, “Mental Quirks of Juries on Medical Subjects”, in The Doctor in Court, Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins...
Moreover, their niche was both lucrative and stable, for all the pelterers and most of the tanners were residents of the juratorial group in St.1955, Ellen Wedemeyer Moore, The Fairs of Medieval England: An Introductory Study, pages 269 and 277:
Almost every juratorial script is labelled on the back, Billa Vera.1979, Evelyn Berckman, Victims of Piracy: The Admiralty Court, 1575-1678, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 41:

From Late Latin jūrātōrius + English -al.] + -al¹. .

What does juratorial mean?: Juratorial means of or belonging to a jury.
How do you use juratorial in a sentence?: From some illustrations which have come down to us this juratorial knowledge was allowed to prevail even against the testimony of solemn deeds whose genuineness was not disputed.
What part of speech is juratorial?: Juratorial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce juratorial?: Juratorial is pronounced /d͡ʒʊərəˈtɔərɪəl/.

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