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jury duty

jury duty noun: a period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.

Noun

jury duty (uncountable)

  1. A period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.
    • I can't come to work next week as I am on jury duty and I can't get out of it.
    Synonyms:
    jury service

Synonyms of jury duty

Questions about jury duty

What does jury duty mean?
Jury duty means a period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.
What part of speech is jury duty?
Jury duty is a noun.

Words near jury duty in the dictionary

  1. jurupaite
  2. Juruá
  3. jury
  4. jury box
  5. jury boxes
  6. jury duty
  7. jury equity
  8. jury is out
  9. jury mast
  10. jury masts
  11. jury nullification

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