jury

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

jury UK [ˈdʒʊə.ri] US [ˈdʒʊr.i] noun countable + singular or plural verb [ juries ]
1. <E > 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 proved
• members of the jury
• The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict (= reach a decision).
• Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Judges and juries
2. a group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition
Thesaurus⁺: ↑People who analyse and judge ↑Refereeing and judging in sport
 
• The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty.
• The members of the jury left the court with a police escort.
• Not surprisingly, the jury found them both guilty.
• The decision about whether he is innocent or guilty rests with the jury.
• He went free because the jury decided there was a reasonable doubt about his guilt.
Idiom: jury is out