jury
noun [ C ]
LAW uk/ˈdʒʊəri/ usplural juries ( US also jury panel)
a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a court action and decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty or whether a claim has been proved:
He was flanked by two prison officers as he awaited the jury's verdict.
Last year a California jury awarded $172m to staff who had been forced to work through meal breaks.
a jury acquits/convicts/deliberates The jury convicted seven of the men of conspiracy, but acquitted nine others.
A series of suspicious phone calls took place between the defendants, a jury heard yesterday.
the jury is out (on sth)
used to say that people have not yet decided whether something is good or bad:
The jury is still out on whether she is the right person to revive the company's fortunes.
See also
grand jury