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41jury nullification — n: the acquitting of a defendant by a jury in disregard of the judge s instructions and contrary to the jury s findings of fact ◇ Jury nullification is most likely to occur when a jury is sympathetic toward a defendant or regards the law under… …
42jury — ju‧ry [ˈdʒʊəri ǁ ˈdʒʊri] noun juries PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a group of ordinary people, often 12 in number, who listen to details of a case in court and decide on it: • The jury has not yet returned its verdict. • The case will go before a… …
43Jury 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… …
44jury fees — The rather minimal amount paid each day to jurors for serving in a trial (a flat fee plus mileage from home to court). In criminal trials this amount is paid by the government, while in civil lawsuits it s paid by the parties to the lawsuit, in… …
45Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) — The Jury Prize ( fr. Prix du Jury) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the official section of movies at the festival [ [http://uk.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Cannes Film Festival/awards summary IMDb… …
46jury selection — n. The process of choosing members of a jury from a panel of potential jurors, done by the parties to a lawsuit at the start of trial. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… …
47jury box — n 1: the usu. enclosed place where the jury sits in a courtroom compare bar, bench, dock, sidebar …
48Jury of Matrons — The Jury of Matrons was a form of special jury at English common law, usually used to resolve legal disputes over whether or not a party to a legal action was pregnant. Civil Juries The civil jury of matrons was used to determine whether a… …
49jury instruction — n: instruction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. jury instruction …
50Jury — Ju ry, n.; pl. {Juries}. [OF. jur[ e]e an assize, fr. jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right, law. See {Just},a., and cf. {Jurat}, {Abjure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A body of people, selected according to law, impaneled and …
