noun
1 in a court of law
ADJECTIVE
▪ inquest ( BrE ), trial ( esp. BrE )
▪ grand
▪
He was indicted by a federal grand ~ on charges of distributing illegal steroids.
▪ civil , criminal (both esp. AmE )
▪ hung
▪
A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung ~.
▪ 12-member
▪
The 12-member ~ deliberated for five days before returning a verdict.
VERB + JURY
▪ serve on , sit on
▪ tell
▪
Tell the ~ what happened, in your own words.
▪ convince , impress , persuade , sway
▪
Her evidence finally swayed the ~.
▪ direct ( BrE ), instruct
▪
The judge directed the ~ to return a verdict of not guilty.
▪ convene ( AmE ), impanel ( AmE ), pick , select
▪ strike (= remove) ( AmE )
▪
The attorney has the right to strike jurors for any reason.
▪ swear in ( esp. BrE )
▪
The new ~ were sworn in.
▪ sequester ( AmE )
▪
Judge Ito sequestered the ~ for the entire trial.
JURY + VERB
▪ hear sth
▪
The ~ heard how the boy had obtained a knife from a friend's house.
▪ investigate sth ( esp. AmE )
▪
He will appear before a grand ~ investigating the case.
▪ retire ( esp. BrE )
▪ consider its verdict ( esp. BrE ), deliberate
▪
The ~ has retired to consider its verdict.
▪ be out
▪
The ~ is still out (= still deciding) .
▪
The ~ is still out on this new policy. ( figurative )
▪ decide sth , deliver a/its verdict , give a verdict , reach a verdict , return a verdict
▪
The ~ delivered a unanimous verdict.
▪ indict sb ( esp. AmE )
▪
A Los Angeles grand ~ indicted him for perjury.
▪ convict sb , find sb guilty
▪
The ~ convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith.
▪ acquit sb , clear sb ( esp. BrE ), find sb not guilty
▪ award sb
▪
The ~ awarded her damages of £30 000.
JURY + NOUN
▪ duty ( esp. AmE ), service ( esp. BrE )
▪
It was the second time he had been called up for ~ duty/service.
▪ trial
▪ member
▪ selection ( esp. AmE )
▪ system
▪
a review of the ~ system
▪ indictment , investigation , subpoena (all esp. AmE )
▪
The company has been slapped with a grand ~ subpoena.
▪ testimony ( esp. AmE )
▪
the President's grand ~ testimony
PREPOSITION
▪ before a ~
▪
The trial will take place before a ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
There were only three women on the ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of seven women and five men
PHRASES
▪ the foreman of the ~ , members of the ~
▪ trial by ~
▪
You have a right to trial by ~.
2 of a competition
VERB + JURY
▪ choose , select
▪
The ~ is selected from the winners in previous years.
JURY + VERB
▪ judge sth
▪ consist of sb
▪
The ~ consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist.
▪ award (sb) sth , give sb sth
▪
The ~ has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
He was on a ~ judging a songwriting competition.
▪ ~ for
▪
the ~ for the design awards