to select a jury

  • 1select — I adjective accepted, adopted, appointed, best, capital, choice, chosen, culled, designated, elected, electus, elite, embraced, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisitus, first rate, good, handpicked, matchless, named, picked, popular,… …

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  • 2jury — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ inquest (BrE), trial (esp. BrE) ▪ grand ▪ He was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing illegal steroids. ▪ civil …

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  • 3Jury Team — Leader Sir Paul Judge Founded 2009 (2009) Headquarte …

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  • 4jury commission — n: a body of appointed public officers who maintain a jury list and select the names of prospective jurors usu. at random by use of a jury wheel ◇ Jury commissions may be used in some federal district courts and state courts instead of or in… …

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  • 5select — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ specially, specifically ▪ deliberately ▪ arbitrarily, at random, randomly …

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  • 6jury — I ju•ry [[t]ˈdʒʊər i[/t]] n. pl. ries, 1) law a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions submitted to them, esp. such a group selected by law and sworn to examine the evidence in a case and render a… …

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  • 7jury — I. noun (plural juries) Etymology: Middle English jure, from Anglo French juree, from jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur , jus Date: 15th century 1. a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them; especially a …

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  • 8United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management — The United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management (also known as the McClellan Committee) was a select committee created by the United States Senate on January 30, 1957,[1] and dissolved on March 31,… …

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  • 9CIA leak grand jury investigation — (related to the CIA leak scandal , also known as the Plame affair ) was a federal inquiry into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee s identity, a possible violation of criminal statutes, including… …

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  • 10Scientific jury selection — Scientific jury selection, often abbreviated SJS, is the use of social science techniques and expertise to choose favorable juries during a criminal or civil trial. Scientific jury selection is used during the jury selection phase of the trial… …

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