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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Kim initially faced the death penalty, but jurors deadlocked 7-5 against recommending that Kim be executed.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The judges also zeroed in on an error in Peters’ case in which one charge, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, was presented to the jury with language that described a misdemeanor-level crime, when, in fact, prosecutors intended for jurors to consider it as a felony-level crime.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Twelve jurors and four alternates were seated Monday as the trial begins, FOX 5 reported.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The judges also zeroed in on an error in Peters’ case in which one charge, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, was presented to the jury with language that described a misdemeanor-level crime, when, in fact, prosecutors intended for jurors to consider it as a felony-level crime.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Twelve jurors and four alternates were seated Monday as the trial begins, FOX 5 reported.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 17 Jan. 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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