| 单词 | jury |
| 释义 | jury jury /; AmE / (plural juries) (also panel, jury panel, both especially AmE) noun [C with sing./pl. verb]
a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide who the winner is or whether sb is guilty of a crime: The jury awarded the plaintiffs $14 billion in damages. The jury has/have returned a verdict of guilty. They were found not guilty by a jury. The government wants to abolish jury trials in complex fraud cases. the process of jury selection She complained that the commission was acting as judge, jury and executioner.
❖ to be on/serve on/sit on a jury ◆ a jury acquits/convicts sb
IDIOMS
the jury is (still) out on sth used when you are saying that sth is still not certain: The jury is out on whether the ad campaign will lead to greater market share. |
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