JURY


Meaning of JURY in English

I. ˈju̇rē, ˈjür-, -ri noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English jure, jurie, from Anglo-French juree, from Old French jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, jurari, from jur-, jus law, right — more at just

1. : a body of men sworn to give a verdict upon some matter submitted to them ; especially : a body of men selected according to law, impaneled, and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence legally produced — compare grand jury , petit jury , trial jury

2. : the body of dicasts of ancient Athens

3.

a. : a committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition

two juries for its third annual national exhibition — Americana Annual

b. : the director and four judges responsible for officiating at a fencing bout

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

: to select entries for (an art exhibit)

inviting one man to jury … its quadrennial exhibitions of contemporary American art — Aline B. Saarinen

: judge the relative merits of (entries in an art exhibit)

jurying the submissions at the invitation of the foundations — G.A.Wagner

III. adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

: improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency : makeshift

a jury mast

a jury rig

jury repairs completed, they started again — Will Irwin

IV. noun

: one (as the public or test results) that will decide — used especially in the phrase the jury is ( still ) out

on the question of how well it works, the jury is still out — Martin Mayer

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.