jury duty
noun
: service on a jury (a group of people who make a decision in a legal case)
He was selected for jury duty.
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Most jury duty assignments last about a week, but many people don’t actually get selected.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Justice Christopher Beale gave the jurors in the trial special dispensation to avoid jury duty for the next 15 years, due to the length and complexity of the case.
—Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Courts in New York do not offer automatic jury duty exemptions to anyone, including judges.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
Other groups in North Carolina are eligible to miss jury duty, too.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Justice Christopher Beale gave the jurors in the trial special dispensation to avoid jury duty for the next 15 years, due to the length and complexity of the case.
—Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Courts in New York do not offer automatic jury duty exemptions to anyone, including judges.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
Other groups in North Carolina are eligible to miss jury duty, too.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for jury duty
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“Jury duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jury%20duty. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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