jury

Plural: juries

Noun

• a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
• a committee appointed to judge a competition
• A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
• A group of judges in a competition.
• The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.

Verb

Verb Forms: juried, jurying, juries

• To select and arrange items for an exhibition.
• To judge by means of a jury.

Adj

• For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

Examples

• jury mast
• jury rudder
• We had to ’JURY’ the potential Words With Friends words, rejecting those that didn’t fit.

Synonyms

panel

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