| 单词 | jury |
| 释义 | Related topics: Lawju·ry /ˈdʒʊəri $ ˈdʒʊri/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun (plural juries) [countable] 1 SCTJUDGEa group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not 〔由 12 名公民组成的〕陪审团 the members of the jury 陪审团成员 The jury found him not guilty. 陪审团裁定他无罪。 the right to trial by jury 由陪审团进行审理的权利sit/serve on a jury (=be part of a jury) 担任陪审员2. JUDGEa group of people chosen to judge a competition 〔竞赛的〕裁判委员会；评审团3 the jury is (still) out on something SCTJUDGEused to say that something has not been finally decided 某事尚未最后决定 Is it good value? The jury is still out on that. 这样合算吗？现在还不好说。 → grand juryn COLLOCATIONSverbssit/serve on a jury (=be a member of a jury)At that time, black people were not allowed to serve on juries.address the jury (=speak to it)The defence lawyer stood up to address the jury.a judge directs/instructs a jury (=tells it what to decide)The judge directed the jury to find her not guilty.the jury hears something (=is told information about a crime)The jury heard how the attack followed an argument in a bar.the jury finds somebody guilty/not guiltyThe jury found him guilty of murder.the jury reaches/arrives at a verdict (=decides if someone is guilty or not guilty)Has the jury reached a verdict?the jury returns a verdict (=gives its decision to the court)The jury returned a guilty verdict.the jury acquits somebody (=says that someone is not guilty)He was acquitted by a jury when the case came to court.the jury convicts somebody (=says that someone is guilty)The jury convicted him of two fraud charges.phrasesa member of the juryOnly three members of the jury were women.the foreman of the jury (=the jury's leader, who announces its decision)The foreman of the jury announced a guilty verdict.trial by jury (=a trial with a jury)Defendants have a right to trial by jury.a jury's verdict (=the decision of a jury)The jury's verdict is final.adjectivesa hung jury (=one that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime)The trial ended with a hung jury.an inquest jury (=one that decides the cause of someone's death)The inquest jury decided that he died accidentally by falling out of a train door.a grand jury American English (=one that decides whether someone must be judged in a court )Their business practices are now being investigated by a grand jury. jury + NOUNthe jury systemThe government proposed changes to the jury system.jury service (=when you have to spend time on a jury)He has been called for jury service in July.a jury trial (=a trial with a jury)Should all accused people have a jury trial?Examples from the Corpusjury• Have you ever been on a jury?• Are people with criminal records allowed to sit on a jury?• I have been called for jury duty twice.• Broderick's first trial last year ended in a hung jury.• The jury awarded Hayes $3.5 million in damages.• The jury was made up of seven women and five men.sit/serve on a jury• I served on a jury at an investigation like that once Ah.• More disturbing questions have to do with those who serve on juries.From Longman Business Dictionaryjuryju‧ry /ˈdʒʊəriˈdʒʊri/ noun (plural juries) [countable]LAW a group of ordinary people, often 12 in number, who listen to details of a case in court and decide on itThe jury has not yet returned its verdict.The case will go before a jury next week.The state guarantees the right to a jury trial in all civil disputes. → grand juryOrigin jury (1300-1400) Anglo-French juree, from Old French jurer “to swear”, from Latin jus; → JUST2ju·ry noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable often ordinary Corpus group a who 12 of people Business |
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