Definition of a jury of one's peers
chiefly US, law
:a jury whose members are from the same community as the person on trial
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jury
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: a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them
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: a committee for judging and awarding prizes at a contest or exhibition
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: one (such as the public or test results) that will decide
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: to select material as appropriate for exhibition in (something, such as an art show)
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: improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency : makeshift
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: one that is of equal standing with another : equal
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: companion
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: a member of one of the five ranks (duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron) of the British peerage
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: rival, match
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: to look narrowly or curiously
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: to come slightly into view : emerge partly
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