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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After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In the end, due to jurors doubting Natale's testimony, Merlino was acquitted of the murder charges.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The gravity of their killings warrant jurors sending Dennis back to Florida’s Death Row, Abuhoff said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Cliff Questel While video played of a graphic scene featuring a deputy trying to render aid to Massey after the shooting, one juror covered her eyes with a notepad.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In the end, due to jurors doubting Natale's testimony, Merlino was acquitted of the murder charges.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The gravity of their killings warrant jurors sending Dennis back to Florida’s Death Row, Abuhoff said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Cliff Questel While video played of a graphic scene featuring a deputy trying to render aid to Massey after the shooting, one juror covered her eyes with a notepad.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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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