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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The targeted juror immediately alerted law enforcement and FBI agents recovered the money.
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Matt Sepic, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs’ attorneys want assurance from the judge that jurors will only be asked to decide whether Xcel was responsible for the entire Marshall fire rather than deliberating whether the utility is to blame for damage or destruction at every specific property involved in the lawsuit.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Berman also used this line of reasoning, noting that not a single victim testified before grand jurors in Epstein's case.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In that case, jurors determined that most of the responsibility for a fatal accident that killed Naibel Benavides Leon lay with George McGee, the human driver, though Tesla was 33% liable owing to Autopilot’s role.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Matt Sepic, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs’ attorneys want assurance from the judge that jurors will only be asked to decide whether Xcel was responsible for the entire Marshall fire rather than deliberating whether the utility is to blame for damage or destruction at every specific property involved in the lawsuit.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Berman also used this line of reasoning, noting that not a single victim testified before grand jurors in Epstein's case.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In that case, jurors determined that most of the responsibility for a fatal accident that killed Naibel Benavides Leon lay with George McGee, the human driver, though Tesla was 33% liable owing to Autopilot’s role.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 3 Sep. 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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