jury Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
  2. noun a committee appointed to judge a competition
    panel.

WordNet

Ju"ry adjective
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
Ju"ry noun
Etymology
OF. jurée an assize, fr. jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right, law. See Just,a., and cf. Jurat, Abjure.
Wordforms
plural Juries
Definitions
  1. (Law) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest.
    The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. Shak.
  2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize.

Webster 1913