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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His second trial last August ended after Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler-Mendez received three notes from jurors saying they were deadlocked after two days of deliberations.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
At the current pace, five more jurors and six alternates are expected to be seated in the coming days.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The slow process of identifying suitable jurors is likely to last at least a week.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
First 7 jurors seated, arguments could start next week
One of his greatest joys in life was also being a grandfather.
—Jolie Lash, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
More jurors were excused than asked to stick around for more questions on the first day of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Just before the 18-person jury — 12 jurors and six alternates — was brought back in, Daybell’s attorney asked Boyce to reconsider letting the jury hear evidence that Cox threatened to kill Vallow Daybell’s third husband, Joseph Ryan, in 2007.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Defense attorney Timothy Havis told jurors that McCallum didn't have a role in the killing but was lured into taking a ride to get rid of the remains.
McCallum, however, was implicated at trial by Christopher McMillan, a witness who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and cooperated with police.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
But while a judge found that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill was not a wholly credible witness, jurors were not persuaded by her actions.
—Juliette Arcodia, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
At the current pace, five more jurors and six alternates are expected to be seated in the coming days.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The slow process of identifying suitable jurors is likely to last at least a week.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
First 7 jurors seated, arguments could start next week
One of his greatest joys in life was also being a grandfather.
—Jolie Lash, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
More jurors were excused than asked to stick around for more questions on the first day of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Just before the 18-person jury — 12 jurors and six alternates — was brought back in, Daybell’s attorney asked Boyce to reconsider letting the jury hear evidence that Cox threatened to kill Vallow Daybell’s third husband, Joseph Ryan, in 2007.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Defense attorney Timothy Havis told jurors that McCallum didn't have a role in the killing but was lured into taking a ride to get rid of the remains.
McCallum, however, was implicated at trial by Christopher McMillan, a witness who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and cooperated with police.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
But while a judge found that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill was not a wholly credible witness, jurors were not persuaded by her actions.
—Juliette Arcodia, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
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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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