trial jury

noun

: a jury impaneled to try a cause : petit jury

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Adelstein claimed that because the trial jury was unable to reach a verdict, there’s reasonable doubt about guilt, meaning that the evidence doesn’t meet the high burden. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025 On Friday, the prosecution and the defense teams will narrow that set down to the 12 men and women who will serve on the trial jury, plus six alternates. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025 Each of these juries were made up entirely of white men, with eight of the trial jury voting for a murder conviction. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 May 2025 Writers Julie Bush, Tim Doyle, Edward Drake and Roma Roth have all sought to overturn disciplinary rulings from the union’s board of directors, which followed hearings before five-member trial juries and investigations from a committee aimed at uncovering authorized work during the strike. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial jury

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trial jury was in 1884

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“Trial jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20jury. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

trial jury

noun
: a jury impaneled to try a case : petit jury

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