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jury

[joor-ee] / ˈdʒʊər i /
NOUN
panel that hears legal matter
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The subpoenas for phone records were served beginning July 10, the same day three Times reporters received subpoenas to testify before a grand jury.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The Times lawyers said the requests for phone records “demonstrate abuse of the grand jury process, continued bad-faith attacks on the journalists” and violate Justice Department regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"He was crying," she told the jury, "he had his head hung low in his hands."

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

One of the women described to the jury how she had "froze" after the incident while the other said she had been "mortified".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

With the government’s case in trouble, prosecutors eventually called a witness who, they believed, could sway the jury in their favor: the bootlegger and former bureau informant Kelsie Morrison.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

They also warned juries "should not be invited to speculate on what other evidence there might be".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Not because teachers cannot be struck from juries.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

Unlike civil rights lawsuits, in which juries decide the verdict, in tort cases, judges make that call.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

In civil cases, average damages awarded by juries in federal courts have climbed sharply since 2020, while those awarded by judges have fluctuated without a pattern, according to an analysis by legal-analytics company Lex Machina.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

But juries, judging facts, found Redcoats not guilty of murder.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

“Ibelin,” which was acquired by Netflix out of Sundance, won the audience award for world cinema documentary and a juried award for Benjamin Ree’s direction.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2024

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

‘Drama: Story-Telling in Art’ The use of narrative in art is explored in this juried exhibition on view through March 19.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 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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