1
a
: a member of a jury
b
: a person summoned to serve on a jury
2
: a person who takes an oath (as of allegiance)
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Payton testified for hours Thursday before jurors and Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman and will return Monday to the witness stand.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
His attorney, Phillip Geigle, told jurors there was no blood on his clothes or other physical evidence linking Krug to the crime.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
David John Chávez is a former chair of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association, a 2020 O’Neill National Critics Institute fellow, and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-’23).
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Grand jury transcripts ordered released to the public by the judge show instances of vouching, improper ex parte communication with grand jurors, improper testifying, improper instruction on the law, failure to instruct the law and other misconduct.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
His attorney, Phillip Geigle, told jurors there was no blood on his clothes or other physical evidence linking Krug to the crime.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
David John Chávez is a former chair of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association, a 2020 O’Neill National Critics Institute fellow, and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-’23).
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Grand jury transcripts ordered released to the public by the judge show instances of vouching, improper ex parte communication with grand jurors, improper testifying, improper instruction on the law, failure to instruct the law and other misconduct.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for juror
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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juror
noun
ju·ror
ˈju̇r-ər, -ˌȯr 
: a member of a jury
an alternate juror
broadly
: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
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