1
a
: a member of a jury
b
: a person summoned to serve on a jury
2
: a person who takes an oath (as of allegiance)
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Her attorney has requested a new trial claiming prosecutorial and juror misconduct.
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Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as democracy lay under siege.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Some jurors might find the commercialization of college sports problematic and off-putting.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
More than 100 potential jurors had been brought to the courthouse in Los Angeles on Thursday to begin the process of picking the panel to hear the case alleging a four-year scheme to avoid paying taxes while spending wildly on things like strippers, luxury hotels and exotic cars.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as democracy lay under siege.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Some jurors might find the commercialization of college sports problematic and off-putting.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
More than 100 potential jurors had been brought to the courthouse in Los Angeles on Thursday to begin the process of picking the panel to hear the case alleging a four-year scheme to avoid paying taxes while spending wildly on things like strippers, luxury hotels and exotic cars.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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juror
noun
ju·ror
ˈju̇r-ər, -ˌȯr 
: a member of a jury
an alternate juror
broadly
: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
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