jury
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noun (plural juries)
a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court:
〘法〙 陪審, 陪審(員)団〘民間人から選ばれた12人の陪審員(juror)からなり, 無罪(not guilty)か有罪(guilty)かの評決(verdict)を下す〙
e.g. the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts.
a body of people selected to judge a competition.
(コンテストなどの)審査員団, 審査委員会
verb (juries, juried) with object (usually be juried) North American
judge (an art or craft exhibition or exhibit):
e.g. the exhibition was juried by a tapestry artist
e.g. (as adjective juried) : the juried show.
PHRASES
the jury is still out
a decision has not yet been reached on a controversial subject:
｟話｠ «…に関して» まだ結論が出ていない, 未解決である «on»
e.g. the jury is still out on whether self-regulation by doctors is adequate.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French juree ‘oath, inquiry’, from Latin jurata, feminine past participle of jurare ‘swear’ (see juror).
$ \mathrm{jury}^2 | ˈjo͝orē |
adjective attributive Nautical
(of a mast or other fitting) improvised or temporary:
e.g. we need to get that jury rudder fixed.
ORIGIN
early 19th century: independent usage of the first element of early 17th-century jury-mast‘temporary mast’, of uncertain origin (compare with jury-rigged).