word-vault/dist/data/cards/ju/jury.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "jury",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court and decide whether or not somebody is guilty of a crime, or whether a claim has been proved",
            "sensetop": "on a juryby jury",
            "labels": "especially in North American English(especially North American English)(especially US English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**members of the jury**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury has/have returned a verdict of guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **be/sit/serve on a jury**",
                    "contextForm": "on a jury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the right to trial by jury",
                    "contextForm": "by jury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her evidence finally swayed the jury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury awarded her damages of £30 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury delivered a unanimous verdict."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury were unanimous in their verdict."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new jury were sworn in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were only three women on the jury."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["inquest", "trial", "grand"],
                "verb + jury": ["serve on", "sit on", "tell"],
                "jury + verb": ["hear something", "investigate something", "retire"],
                "jury + noun": ["duty", "service", "trial"],
                "preposition": ["before a jury", "on a/​the jury", "jury of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the foreman of the jury",
                    "members of the jury",
                    "trial by jury"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group of people who decide who is the winner of a competition",
            "sensetop": "on a jury",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was on the jury for this year's Booker Prize.",
                    "contextForm": "on a jury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury is selected from the winners in previous years."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + jury": ["choose", "select"],
                "jury + verb": [
                    "judge something",
                    "consist of somebody",
                    "award (somebody) something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the jury", "jury for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are saying that something is still not certain",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The jury is still out on whether this is a good idea or not."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒʊəri/",
                "audio": "ju/jury/jury__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒʊri/",
                "audio": "ju/jury/jury__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French juree ‘oath, inquiry’, from Latin jurata, feminine past participle of jurare ‘swear’, from jus, jur- ‘law’."
}