trial jury

noun

: a jury impaneled to try a cause : petit jury

Examples of trial jury in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Williams is Black and at the hearing, the man who prosecuted him, Keith Larner, was asked why the trial jury included just one Black juror. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024 Also at the hearing, the man who prosecuted Williams, Keith Larner, was asked why the trial jury included just one Black juror. CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024 Those are the same charges that a trial jury found Misskelley guilty of in 1994. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024 Trump was convicted by a trial jury of all 34 felony counts New York with which he was charged by prosecutors. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for trial jury 

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trial jury was in 1884

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“Trial jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20jury. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

trial jury

noun
: a jury impaneled to try a case : petit jury

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