jury duty

noun

: service on a jury (a group of people who make a decision in a legal case)

He was selected for jury duty.

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Like everybody who has ever been called for jury duty, Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) can’t believe how bad the timing is. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024 Just take his recent trip to a New York court, where the Northern Ireland native, who has dual U.S. citizenship, reported for jury duty. —

Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Nearly a third, 30%, of consumers said paying for return shipping was more annoying than jury duty and going to the Department of Motor Vehicles. —

Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024 Fraudsters exploit confusion by claiming that individuals have missed jury duty and threatening them with arrest or substantial fines. —

Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jury duty