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1petty jury — >> jury. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
2petty jury — noun a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings • Syn: ↑petit jury • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑jury • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
3petty jury — petty juror. (in a civil or criminal proceeding) a jury, usually of 12 persons, impaneled to determine the facts and render a verdict pursuant to the court s instructions on the law. Also, petit jury. Also called traverse jury. Cf. grand jury.… …
4petty jury — /pɛti ˈdʒʊəri/ (say petee joouhree) noun a jury, usually of 12 persons, empanelled to determine the facts and render a verdict pursuant to the court s instructions on the law. Also, petit jury. –petty juror, noun …
5petty jury — pet′ty (or petit jury) n. law a jury, usu. of 12 persons, impaneled to render a verdict in a civil or criminal proceeding (disting. from grand jury). • Etymology: 1680–90 pet′ty ju′ror, n …
6PETTY JURY — a jury of 12 elected to try a criminal case after a true bill against the accused has been found by a Grand Jury …
7petty jury — Same as petit jury …
8Petty — Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Denham.… …
9Petty averages — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… …
10Petty cash — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… …
