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noun in a court of law ADJ. inquest, trial | unanimous (only after jury) The jury were unanimous in their verdict. | hung A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury. VERB + JURY serve on, sit on | tell Tell the jury what happened, in your own words. | direct The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. | swear in The new jury were sworn in. JURY + VERB hear sth The jury heard how the boy had obtained a carving knife from a friend's house. | retire | consider its verdict The jury has retired to consider its verdict. | be out The jury is still out (= still deciding). (figurative) The jury is still out on this new policy. | agree (on) a verdict, arrive at/reach a verdict, give its verdict, return a verdict | convict sb, find sb guilty The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith. | acquit sb, clear sb, find sb not guilty | award sb The jury awarded her damages of £30,000. JURY + NOUN service It was the second time he had been called up for jury service. | trial | foreman, member | system a review of the jury system PREP. before a ~ The trial will take place before a jury. | on a/the ~ There were only three women on the jury. | ~ of the jury of seven women and five men PHRASES trial by jury You have a right to trial by jury. of a competition VERB + JURY choose, select The jury is selected from the winners in previous years. JURY + VERB judge sth | consist of sb The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist. | award (sb) sth, give sb sth The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson. PREP. on a/the ~ He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition.
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verbs
sit/serve on a jury
(= be a member of a jury )
• At that time, black people were not allowed to serve on juries.
address the jury
(= speak to it )
• The defence lawyer stood up to address the jury.
the jury hears something
(= is told information about a crime )
• The jury heard how the attack followed an argument in a bar.
the jury finds somebody guilty/not guilty
• The jury found him guilty of murder.
the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict
(= decides if someone is guilty or not guilty )
• Has the jury reached a verdict?
the jury returns a verdict
(= gives its decision to the court )
• The jury returned a guilty verdict.
the jury acquits somebody
(= says that someone is not guilty )
• He was acquitted by a jury when the case came to court.
the jury convicts somebody
(= says that someone is guilty )
• The jury convicted him of two fraud charges.
phrases
a member of the jury
• Only three members of the jury were women.
the foreman of the jury
(= the jury's leader, who announces its decision )
• The foreman of the jury announced a guilty verdict.
trial by jury
(= a trial with a jury )
• Defendants have a right to trial by jury.
a jury's verdict
(= the decision of a jury )
• The jury's verdict is final.
adjectives
a hung jury
(= one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime )
• The trial ended with a hung jury.
an inquest jury
(= one that decides the cause of someone's death )
• The inquest jury decided that he died accidentally by falling out of a train door.
jury + NOUN
the jury system
• The government proposed changes to the jury system.
a jury trial
(= a trial with a jury )
• Should all accused people have a jury trial?
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