jury
noun
[ ˈdʒʊəri ]
• a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
• "the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts"
jury
verb
• judge (an art or craft exhibition or exhibit).
• "the exhibition was juried by a nationally acclaimed artist"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French juree ‘oath, inquiry’, from Latin jurata, feminine past participle of jurare ‘swear’ (see juror).
jury
adjective
• (of a mast or other fitting) improvised or temporary.
• "we need to get that jury rudder fixed"
Origin:
early 19th century: independent usage of the first element of early 17th-century jury-mast ‘temporary mast’, of uncertain origin (compare with jury-rigged).
