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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These pants were a lifesaver when I got called to jury duty.
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
That day, a handful of Loving County residents reported for jury duty at a small plaster-walled room in the courthouse annex.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Similar scams from earlier this year sought money to pay traffic court fees or fines for missing jury duty.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Procedures for excusing or deferring jury duty differs by county, according to the state’s judicial website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
That day, a handful of Loving County residents reported for jury duty at a small plaster-walled room in the courthouse annex.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Similar scams from earlier this year sought money to pay traffic court fees or fines for missing jury duty.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Procedures for excusing or deferring jury duty differs by county, according to the state’s judicial website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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