Word Finder - jury

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A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

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A group of judges in a competition.

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

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To judge by means of a jury.

What's it got to do with jury duty?

In this court and in this court alone there is always a jury of twelve.

The jury remained out on the effect of Julie's injury on her speech.

You'll be busy with this jury business.

Not to mention your campaign manager job and jury duty.

The jury system has not been introduced.

As for the jury, the members whispered to each other for a few minutes before they appointed their spokesperson.

Among the curious customs of Halifax was the Gibbet Law, which was probably established by a prescriptive right to protect the wool trade, and gave the inhabitants the power of executing any one taken within their liberty, who, when tried by a jury of sixteen of the frith-burgesses, was found guilty of the theft of any goods of the value of more than 13d.

Armed with this and the false report of a spy, who charged the wife of Desmoulins with conspiring for the escape of her husband and the ruin of the republic, Fouquier-Tinville by threats and entreaties obtained from the jury a sentence of death.

But after a while, just as a jury comes out of its room, the bigwigs who guided the club's opinion reappeared, and everybody began speaking clearly and definitely.

What's the problem with this jury business?

Fred O'Connor—my stepfather—was called for jury duty.

You'd think you were on trial today instead of sitting in a jury box.

The fisheries were held by the Incorporated Company of Dredgers (incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1793), the affairs being administered by a foreman, deputy foreman and jury of twelve; but in 1896 an Act of Parliament transferred the management of the fishery to a company.

Moreover, a democratic element was introduced by the adoption of the jury system and - so far as one order of tribunal was concerned - the election of judges.

The selection of works was made by an international jury from which Venetian artists were excluded.

That would take some research by Fred and his stalwarts, if Dean could figure a way to distance that investigation from Fred's court-dictated jury duty restrictions.

She swallowed hard, uncomfortable with playing the role of judge and jury.

I have that Women's Club debate, and with Fred starting jury duty, this place will be short-handed.

At some indeterminate later period, the " clerk " was tried for felony by a jury in the king's court and then "pleaded his clergy," after conviction there, and was remitted to the ordinary for ecclesiastical punishment.

The district court, sitting with a jury, can try criminal cases without appeal, but only by special leave in each case of the court of appeal.

At her right sat the queerly assorted Jury--animals, animated dummies and people--all gravely prepared to listen to what was said.

The way Fred loves mysteries you'd think he'd be thrilled to be a part of a real jury.

So you made it on the jury.

It seems to me, the jury is still out on this mess but if Shipton is stalking her, legally or not, she deserves reasonable protection until we know for sure.

The measure soon met with strong opposition in the northern states, and Personal Liberty Laws were passed to hamper officials in the execution of the law; Indiana in 1824 and Connecticut in 1828 providing jury trial for fugitives who appealed from an original decision against them.

Special commissioners were to have concurrent jurisdiction with the U.S. circuit and district courts and the inferior courts of Territories in enforcing the law; fugitives could not testify in their own behalf; no trial by jury was provided; i The precise amount of organization in the Underground Railroad cannot be definitely ascertained because of the exaggerated use of the figure of railroading in the documents of the "presidents" of the road, Robert Purvis and Levi Coffin, and of its many "conductors," and their discussion of the "packages" and "freight" shipped by them.

These Personal Liberty Laws forbade justices and judges to take cognizance of claims, extended the habeas corpus act and the privilege of jury trial to fugitives, and punished false testimony severely.

If you think jury duty is so great, why don't you go in my place?

How can you sit on a jury that involves guests staying at Bird Song?

In view of Fred's jury duty, even mentioning the name Dawkins around him was a no-no.

Fred's back to being upset over this jury business.

Perhaps the weekend respite from the jury box had lessened Fred's apprehension.

The penal tribunals have jurisdiction in cases involving imprisonment up to ten years, or a fine exceeding 40, while the assize courts, with a jury, deal with offences involving imprisonment for life or over ten years, and have exclusive jurisdiction (except that the senate is on occasion a high court of justice) over all political offences.

The list of grievances presented by Wesley's enemies to the Grand Jury at Savannah gives abundant evidence of his unwearying labours for his flock.

He made a good defence, but on the absurdest of evidence the jury convicted him of treason, and on the 1st of July he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn.

The first specific legislation on the subject was enacted on the 12th of February 1793, and like the Ordinance for the Northwest Territory and the section of the Constitution quoted above, did not contain the word "slave"; by its provisions any Federal district or circuit judge or any state magistrate was authorized to decide finally and without a jury trial the status of an alleged fugitive.

His trial for high treason lasted for six days (17th to 22nd of November) and ended in his acquittal, the jury only taking eight minutes to settle their verdict.

It was composed of a jury, a public prosecutor, and two substitutes, all nominated by the Convention; and from its judgments there was no appeal.

In 1801 he was one of the educational jury for the Seine; from 1803 to 1806 he was inspector-general of public instruction.

Trial by jury for criminal cases was established in 1829.

The word is also used of the body of tenants attending a manorial court, or of the court in a court baron (consisting of the tenants that do homage and make inquiries and presentments, termed a homage jury).

The jury decided unanimously in the affirmative, and on the 16th of October 1793 Marie Antoinette was led to the guillotine, leaving behind her a touching letter to Madame Elizabeth, known as her "Testament."

At intervals these coins are weighed and assayed by a jury of skilled persons and the results reported to the Crown.

The trial is now held annually by a jury consisting of freemen of the Company of Goldsmiths.

This work was refused; the jury alleged that a statue of Diana demanded drapery; without drapery, they said, the goddess became a "suivante de Venus," and not even the proud and frank chastity of the attitude and expression could save the Diana of Houdon (a bronze reproduction of which is in the Louvre) from insult.

Respected Jury and dearly beloved Ozma, I pray you not to judge this feline prisoner unfeelingly.

In this same year a system of peonage that had grown up in the state attracted wide attention, and a Federal grand jury at a single term of court indicted a number of men for holding persons as "peons."

The assaults of the South in defence of slavery upon free speech, free press, the right of petition and trial by jury, he pronounced "exorbitant claims. ..

This arrangement lasted until 1565, when the burgesses put in a claim to their right of election, and it was decided that out of four burgesses nominated by the lord of the manor the jury of the court leet should select the mayor.