1
a
: a member of a jury
b
: a person summoned to serve on a jury
2
: a person who takes an oath (as of allegiance)
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Deleted chats were also a sticking point for at least one juror in Google’s recent courtroom loss to Epic Games and came up in the DOJ’s antitrust trial against Google.
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2024
The Manhattan jurors who first put Weinstein in prison levied their conviction in February 2020.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
The story material included Woods meeting a woman in a parking lot.
– Aysha Bagchi
Jury appears attentive as witness testimony continues
The jurors have appeared very attentive throughout today's proceedings.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
There's myriad reasons why would-be jurors don't serve.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
That happened the night before a juror who had already been seated asked to be excused.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024
Everyone but the judge and jurors are seated before Donald Trump and his team enter the courtroom each day in his New York criminal trial.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
His second trial last August ended after Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler-Mendez received three notes from jurors saying they were deadlocked after two days of deliberations.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
At the current pace, five more jurors and six alternates are expected to be seated in the coming days.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2024
The Manhattan jurors who first put Weinstein in prison levied their conviction in February 2020.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
The story material included Woods meeting a woman in a parking lot.
– Aysha Bagchi
Jury appears attentive as witness testimony continues
The jurors have appeared very attentive throughout today's proceedings.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
There's myriad reasons why would-be jurors don't serve.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
That happened the night before a juror who had already been seated asked to be excused.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024
Everyone but the judge and jurors are seated before Donald Trump and his team enter the courtroom each day in his New York criminal trial.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
His second trial last August ended after Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler-Mendez received three notes from jurors saying they were deadlocked after two days of deliberations.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
At the current pace, five more jurors and six alternates are expected to be seated in the coming days.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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juror
noun
ju·ror
ˈju̇r-ər, -ˌȯr 
: a member of a jury
an alternate juror
broadly
: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
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