a group of ordinary people, often 12 in number, who listen to details of a case in court and decide on it:
• The jury has not yet returned its verdict.
• The case will go before a jury next week.
• The state guarantees the right to a jury trial in all civil disputes.
ˌgrand ˈjury LAW
a jury in the US that looks at a case that could be brought against someone and decides whether it is strong enough to continue with:
• A grand jury last month indicted the former director of the firm on two counts of perjury.
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jury UK US /ˈdʒʊəri/ noun [C] (plural juries) LAW
► (US also jury panel) a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a court action and decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty or whether a claim has been proved: »
He was flanked by two prison officers as he awaited the jury's verdict.
»Last year a California jury awarded $172m to staff who had been forced to work through meal breaks.
a jury acquits/convicts/deliberates »The jury convicted seven of the men of conspiracy, but acquitted nine others.
»A series of suspicious phone calls took place between the defendants, a jury heard yesterday.
Financial and business terms. 2012.