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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Several of the letters were sent to longtime U.S. citizens who have voted regularly for years, and have a history of civic engagement, including jury duty.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2024
Since then, courts across California have warned potential jurors of a much more pervasive scam; fraudsters who call people and pretend to be court employees, then demand payment for failing to appear for jury duty.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite the theft, the woman went back inside and completed her jury duty for the day.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The action is set in Savannah, Georgia, where a young life-style journalist, Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult), is called to jury duty at an inconvenient time: his wife, Allison Crewson (Zoey Deutch), a teacher, is in the last trimester of a high-risk pregnancy.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2024
Since then, courts across California have warned potential jurors of a much more pervasive scam; fraudsters who call people and pretend to be court employees, then demand payment for failing to appear for jury duty.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite the theft, the woman went back inside and completed her jury duty for the day.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The action is set in Savannah, Georgia, where a young life-style journalist, Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult), is called to jury duty at an inconvenient time: his wife, Allison Crewson (Zoey Deutch), a teacher, is in the last trimester of a high-risk pregnancy.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Jury duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jury%20duty. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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