JURY

[noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty, or whether a claim has been provedSeveral members of the jury wept as they heard how the child was killed.The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict (= reach a decision).Have you ever been/sat/served on a jury?The jury is/are still out (= still thinking about their decision).(figurative) As far as the safety of irradiated food is concerned, the jury's still out (= the answer is not known).(UK) I won't be at work next week because I'm on/doing jury service (US and ANZ duty) (= acting as a member of a jury).See study section: LawA jury is also a group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition.The jury chose an unexpected winner for the literary prize.A jury box is the place in a court where the jury sits.