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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He is prohibited from speaking about jurors, witnesses, prosecutors, court staff or members of their family.
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Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The following Monday, the jurors returned to the courthouse to deliberate.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Judge Wiley had instructed the jurors to keep deliberating after they were deadlocked on the charge earlier in the day.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Or who their team can’t win without? Sports writer William Bi, who helps organize Chinese media outlet Titan Sports’ Best Footballer in Asia award, says having a large number of jurors can help remove the bias that individual jurors might have.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The following Monday, the jurors returned to the courthouse to deliberate.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Judge Wiley had instructed the jurors to keep deliberating after they were deadlocked on the charge earlier in the day.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Or who their team can’t win without? Sports writer William Bi, who helps organize Chinese media outlet Titan Sports’ Best Footballer in Asia award, says having a large number of jurors can help remove the bias that individual jurors might have.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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