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  • 41jury of one's peers — The constitutionally guaranteed right of criminal defendants to be tried by their equals, that is, by an impartial group of citizens from the legal jurisdiction where they live. This has been interpreted by courts to mean that the jurors should… …

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  • 42jury panel — n. The group of people summoned to court on a particular day to serve as jurors if chosen. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. jury panel A list …

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  • 43jury tampering — The crime of attempting to influence a jury through any means other than presenting evidence and argument in court, such as conversations about the case outside the court, offering bribes, making threats, or asking acquaintances to exert their… …

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  • 44Jury Nullification (book) — Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine, by Clay Conrad, is one of the major book length treatments of jury nullification.[1] The Federal Lawyer noted, Conrad provides...a comprehensive overview of jury nullification in historical,… …

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  • 45jury service — UK US noun [U] LAW ► the activity of being a member of a jury, or the period of time during which someone is a member of a jury: be called/summoned for jury service »She was absent from work because she had been called for jury service …

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  • 46Jury Duty — Título Un Loco en el Jurado (Latinoamerica) Jury Duty: ¿y dónde esta el jurado? (España) Ficha técnica Dirección John Fortenberry Guion Evan C. Branham …

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  • 47jury commissioner — n: an individual who is a member of a jury commission; specif: the head of a jury commission Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 48jury list — n: a list of individuals qualified to be selected for jury duty ◇ The jury list is compiled in various ways in different jurisdictions, but it is usu. based on a list of registered voters or licensed drivers. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …

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  • 49jury — jury1 [joor′ē] n. pl. juries [ME jure < Anglo Fr juree < OFr, oath, judicial inquest < ML jurata, a jury, properly fem. pp. of L jurare, to take an oath, swear < jus (gen. juris), law < IE * yewos, fixed rule > OIr huisse, just] …

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  • 50jury- — /joo ri / (nautical) combining form Indicating makeshift ORIGIN: Perh OFr ajurie aid, from L adjūtāre to aid • • • juˈrymast noun A temporary mast raised instead of one lost juˈry rig noun A temporary, makeshift rig juˈry rigged adjective Rigged… …

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