jury

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/ UK /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #2033

Meanings

1

noun
A group of people chosen to listen to a court case and decide whether someone is guilty.

You are entitled to a trial before a jury of your peers.
2

noun
A group of people who judge a competition.

The jury awarded first prize to the youngest contestant.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a group of people who judge... panel

Word family

Forms juries

Derived forms antijuryjury-riggedjurylessjurymanjurypersonjurywomannonjury

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Phrases (1)

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jury duty
service as a member of a jury

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Jury comes ultimately from Latin jurare, “to swear.” Early jurors swore to give truthful answers based on their own knowledge of an event, which explains the word’s connection with oaths.

Etymology

Early 1600s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Old French ajurie, from Latin adiūtō. Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Frankish *garu (“ready, prepared”), related to Middle English yore, ȝare, from Old English ġeoro, ġearu (“ready, prompt, prepared, quick”), related to gear.

ajurie Old French adiūtō Latin *garu frk

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# jury

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 2033

## Meanings
1. A group of people chosen to listen to a court case and decide whether someone is guilty.
2. A group of people who judge a competition.

## Examples
- You are entitled to a trial before a jury of your peers.
- The jury awarded first prize to the youngest contestant.

## Derived Forms
- antijury
- jury-rigged
- juryless
- juryman
- juryperson
- jurywoman
- nonjury

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ajurie
- Root: adiūtō
- Root: *garu

## Etymology
Early 1600s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Old French ajurie, from Latin adiūtō. Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Frankish *garu (“ready, prepared”), related to Middle English yore, ȝare, from Old English ġeoro, ġearu (“ready, prompt, prepared, quick”), related to gear.

## AI Etymology
Jury is recorded from early 1600s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Old French ajurie, from Latin adiūtō. Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Frankish *garu (“ready, prepared”), related to Middle English yore, ȝare, from Old English ġeoro, ġearu (“ready, prepared, quick”), related to gear.

## Topics
- People & Society

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