noun · neutral
jury
UK/ˈdʒʊəri/US/ˈdʒʊri/JU·ry
a group of people who are chosen to decide in a legal case whether someone is guilty or not
Examples
“The jury took two days to reach a unanimous decision.”
“Some countries do not use juries in serious criminal trials.”
“The jury heard testimony from three witnesses.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although jury trials are seen as a safeguard of fairness, complex cases can overwhelm lay jurors who lack legal expertise.”
Collocations
- a unanimous jury
- serve on a jury
- jury deliberation
Word family
Common mistakes
Calling the jury 'the judge' or 'quan tòa'→jury = bồi thẩm đoàn (nhóm người); judge = quan tòa (một người)
Saying 'a jury decided the sentence' instead of 'the jury decided guilt/the judge decided the sentence'→The jury decides guilt; the judge decides the sentence (in many systems)
Say it for a higher band
5people in court→6panel→7+jury
Synonyms
panel
Easily confused
judge
“The judge instructed the jury on the relevant law before they left to deliberate.”
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