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jury

[joor-ee] / ˈdʒʊər i /
NOUN
panel that hears legal matter
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In March, a jury in that case ordered Meta to pay $375 million after finding the company liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms, among other harms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Bayne, who trains in jiujitsu and Krav Maga self-defense, said extensive jury trial experience has prepared him to be an effective judge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

A state jury found the social-media giant liable for misleading the state’s consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A judge ruled that Meta must pay $25 billion to New Mexico after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The jury took just twenty-eight minutes to find Council not guilty of any crime.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

However, in July 2025, the Supreme Court decided that all the judges had erred, misdirecting juries that it was wrong as a matter of law.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

These are questions that get resolved by juries every day.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Her candid, straightforward approach has routinely won over judges and juries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And the risk of so-called nuclear verdicts from juries pressures government entities to settle before cases reach court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I’ve sat on juries, and it always amazes me the way these lawyers can talk, and talk and talk, even when the case is as obvious as this one.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

And yet, at the Toronto International Film Festival this month, this quiet film won the Platform Prize, a major juried award.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The award is selected by a panel and was announced in advance along with other juried awards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025

December through February are the cruelest months in “Winter,” a 14-contributor show at Multiple Exposures Gallery juried by noted photographer Craig Sterling.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023

The company introduced a beta version of its digital registry in August at the Santa Fe Indian Market, an annual juried event.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

Once the first two crates were completed, I carried them down to the art museum for consideration in their upcoming juried biennial.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The totality resembles a juried exhibition that still needs some jurying.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2015


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