jury
US: /ˈdʒʊɹi/
UK: /dʒˈɔːɹi/
UK: /dʒˈɔːɹi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
jury /'dʤuəri/
- danh từ
- (pháp lý) ban hội thẩm, ban bồi thẩm
- to sit (serve) on a jury: tham gia vào ban hội thẩm, ngồi ghế hội thẩm
- ban giám khảo
- (pháp lý) ban hội thẩm, ban bồi thẩm
Advanced English dictionary
[pl. v.]
1 (also panel, jury panel especially in AmE) a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court of law and decide whether or not sb is guilty of a crime: members of the jury + to be / sit / serve on a jury + The jury has / have returned a verdict of guilty. + the right to trial by jury
See also -
2 a group of people who decide who is the winner of a competition
Idioms: the jury is (still) out on sth used when you are saying that sth is still not certain: The jury is still out on whether wine can be good for you.
Collocation dictionary
1 in a court of law
ADJ.
inquest, trial | unanimous
(only after
jury)
The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
| hung
A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury.
VERB + JURY
serve on, sit on | tell
Tell the jury what happened, in your own words.
| direct
The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
| swear in
The new jury were sworn in.
JURY + VERB
hear sth
The jury heard how the boy had obtained a carving knife from a friend's house.
| retire | consider its verdict
The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
| be out
The jury is still out (= still deciding). (figurative) The jury is still out on this new policy.
| agree (on) a verdict, arrive at/reach a verdict, give its verdict, return a verdict | convict sb, find sb guilty
The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith.
| acquit sb, clear sb, find sb not guilty | award sb
The jury awarded her damages of £30,000.
JURY + NOUN
service
It was the second time he had been called up for jury service.
| trial | foreman, member | system
a review of the jury system
PREP.
before a ~
The trial will take place before a jury.
| on a/the ~
There were only three women on the jury.
| ~ of
the jury of seven women and five men
PHRASES
trial by jury
You have a right to trial by jury.
2 of a competition
VERB + JURY
choose, select
The jury is selected from the winners in previous years.
JURY + VERB
judge sth | consist of sb
The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist.
| award (sb) sth, give sb sth
The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson.
PREP.
on a/the ~
He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition.
Concise English dictionary
juries|juried|jurying'dʒʊrɪ /'dʒʊə-
noun
+a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
+a committee appointed to judge a competition
