1
a
: a member of a jury
b
: a person summoned to serve on a jury
2
: a person who takes an oath (as of allegiance)
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Anthony told jurors about the $700,000 from the insurance policies on Selonia's life.
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Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
Afterward, jurors approached and thanked him for his work.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The judge declared a mistrial less than a month later, after jurors had deadlocked for days.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors told jurors the brothers were lying and had conspired to kill their parents with shotguns purchased two days earlier in San Diego using false identification.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
Afterward, jurors approached and thanked him for his work.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The judge declared a mistrial less than a month later, after jurors had deadlocked for days.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors told jurors the brothers were lying and had conspired to kill their parents with shotguns purchased two days earlier in San Diego using false identification.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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juror
noun
ju·ror
ˈju̇r-ər, -ˌȯr 
: a member of a jury
an alternate juror
broadly
: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
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