juries

Noun

jury (plural juries)

1. A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
   • And so the jury and he approached, as if this were a time of peace instead of one of the greatest world disturbances ever known in history, the question whether the prosecution had proved to the jury’s satisfaction that George Joseph Smith was guilty of murder. The jury were the shield which stood...1952, James Avery Joyce, Justice At Work, Pan 1957 edition, page 92
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.
   • The jury which decides on the first night usually seals the fate of the season.1828, The New Monthly Magazine, page 418

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