US /ˈd͡ʒʊɹɚ/ UK /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/
noun Freq #14450

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A member of a jury in a court of law.

    Each juror listened carefully to the evidence.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a member of a jury in a... jurymanjurywoman
Word family
Forms jurors

Etymology

From Middle English jurour, jurrour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman jurour and Old French jureor, from the verb jurer (“to swear”), or possibly from Latin iūrātor, iūrātōrem, whence the English doublet jurator.

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