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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The other 11 jurors denied that Hill influenced their guilty verdict.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
In 2017, the three were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after jurors rejected a defense argument that the injuries were the result of an accidental fall or suicide.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Santos’s lawyers filed the anonymous request on Aug. 6, asking that jurors’ identities only be known to the judge, the plaintiff and defendant, and their attorneys due to the media attention surrounding the case.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
After the trial, capital murder defendant and juror had become friends.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
In 2017, the three were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after jurors rejected a defense argument that the injuries were the result of an accidental fall or suicide.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Santos’s lawyers filed the anonymous request on Aug. 6, asking that jurors’ identities only be known to the judge, the plaintiff and defendant, and their attorneys due to the media attention surrounding the case.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
After the trial, capital murder defendant and juror had become friends.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 23 Aug. 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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