Hypertext Webster Gateway: "juries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jury \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}.]
1. (Law) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to
law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any
matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according
to the evidence legally adduced. See {Grand jury} under
{Grand}, and {Inquest}.
The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. -- Shak.
2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding
prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury
gave him the first prize.
{Jury of inquest}, a coroner's jury. See {Inquest}.
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