- jury system
- nouna legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence• Hypernyms: ↑legal system
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
jury system
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Jury — Eine Jury (dt. [ˈʒyːri] oder [ʒyˈriː], engl. [ˈdʒʊɹi]) ist die Gesamtheit der Geschworenen eines Strafprozesses des englischen Rechtssystems. Sie entscheidet auf Wunsch der Parteien auch die Zivilverfahren. Die Institution lässt sich schon unter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
jury — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ inquest (BrE), trial (esp. BrE) ▪ grand ▪ He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids. ▪ civil … Collocations dictionary
Jury duty — For other uses, see Jury duty (disambiguation). Jury duty is service as a juror in a legal proceeding. When a person is called for jury duty in the United States, that service is usually not optional: one must attend or face strict penalties.… … Wikipedia
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Jury instructions — are the set of legal rules that jurors should follow when the jury is deciding a civil or criminal case. Jury instructions are given to the jury by the judge, who usually reads them aloud to the jury. They are often the subject of discussion by… … Wikipedia
