ju‧ry S3 W3 / dʒʊəri $ dʒʊri / 名词 ( 复数形式 juries ) [可数名词]

1 a group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not :

the members of the jury

The jury found him not guilty.

the right to trial by jury

sit/serve on a jury (= be part of a jury )

2 a group of people chosen to judge a competition

3 the jury is (still) out on something used to say that something has not been finally decided :

Is it good value? The jury is still out on that.

→ grand jury

COLLOCATIONS

动词

sit/serve on a jury (= be a member of a jury ) At that time, black people were not allowed to serve on juries.

address the jury (= speak to it ) The defence lawyer stood up to address the jury.

a judge directs/instructs a jury (= tells it what to decide ) The judge directed the jury to find her not guilty.

the jury hears something (= is told information about a crime ) The jury heard how the attack followed an argument in a bar.

the jury finds somebody guilty/not guilty The jury found him guilty of murder.

the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict (= decides if someone is guilty or not guilty ) Has the jury reached a verdict?

the jury returns a verdict (= gives its decision to the court ) The jury returned a guilty verdict.

the jury acquits somebody (= says that someone is not guilty ) He was acquitted by a jury when the case came to court.

the jury convicts somebody (= says that someone is guilty ) The jury convicted him of two fraud charges.

短语

a member of the jury Only three members of the jury were women.

the foreman of the jury (= the jury’s leader, who an 名词 ces its decision ) The foreman of the jury an 名词 ced a guilty verdict.

trial by jury (= a trial with a jury ) Defendants have a right to trial by jury.

a jury’s verdict (= the decision of a jury ) The jury’s verdict is final.

形容词

a hung jury (= one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime ) The trial ended with a hung jury.

an inquest jury (= one that decides the cause of someone’s death ) The inquest jury decided that he died accidentally by falling out of a train door.

a grand jury American English (= one that decides whether someone must be judged in a court ) Their business practices are now being investigated by a grand jury.

jury + NOUN

the jury system The government proposed changes to the jury system.

jury service (= when you have to spend time on a jury ) He has been called for jury service in July.

a jury trial (= a trial with a jury ) Should all accused people have a jury trial?

THESAURUS

In a court

defendant the person who is on trial for a crime

the defence British English , the defense American English the lawyers who are working for the defendant

the prosecution the lawyers who are trying to prove that the defendant is guilty

judge the official in charge of a court who decides how criminals should be punished

jury a group of people, usually 12 people, who listen to the facts and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty

witness someone who describes in a court of law what he or she knows about a crime

testimony a formal statement made in a court of law about a particular situation or action

verdict the decision of the jury as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty