Read full poem →a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a pres: Nt-
ment or ind ctment of a grand jury,exe pt in cases arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual
Dictionary Entry
A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
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Common Phrases
. jurytrial juryfound juryjury grandjury impartial
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Poetry examples for “jury”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →By Elenor from France. What follows now
Is what the coroner, or the jury heard
From Irma Leese, from letters drawn--beside
Read full poem →The jury signed the verdict and arose
And said good-night to Merival, went their way.
Read full poem →And kill himself? The coroner had gone,
The jury too, to view the spot where lay
Elenor Murray's body. It was clear
Read full poem →Counsel would be sure to rake up the "notorious Mrs. Warren" and
drag in the White Slave Traffic, to bewilder a jury and throw
discredit on the militant side of the Suffrage cause. Of course if