jury
English Thesaurus
1. a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | body, |
| definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | grand jury, |
| definition | : | a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hung jury, |
| definition | : | a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | petit jury, petty jury, |
| definition | : | a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | blue ribbon jury, special jury, |
| definition | : | a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | juror, juryman, jurywoman, |
| definition | : | someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | court, judicature, tribunal, |
| definition | : | an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business (noun.group) |
2. a committee appointed to judge a competition (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | commission, committee, |
| definition | : | a special group delegated to consider some matter (noun.group) |
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