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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While appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Witherspoon reflected on having to do jury duty years after the 2001 film’s release.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Getting Remake From Hollywood & Italian Industry Vets Nicholas Hoult stars as Justin Kemp, a regional magazine writer and dedicated family man married to Allison (Zoey Deutch), who is nearing the end of a problematic pregnancy and needs her husband close by when he is summoned to jury duty.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Trying to get out of jury duty isn’t wise, but there are ways legally to opt out of serving.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 June 2024
Moore is great as a single mom chosen for jury duty in the trial of a mob boss.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Getting Remake From Hollywood & Italian Industry Vets Nicholas Hoult stars as Justin Kemp, a regional magazine writer and dedicated family man married to Allison (Zoey Deutch), who is nearing the end of a problematic pregnancy and needs her husband close by when he is summoned to jury duty.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Trying to get out of jury duty isn’t wise, but there are ways legally to opt out of serving.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 June 2024
Moore is great as a single mom chosen for jury duty in the trial of a mob boss.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Jury duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jury%20duty. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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