jury duty

noun

: service on a jury (a group of people who make a decision in a legal case)
He was selected for jury duty.

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Just take his recent trip to a New York court, where the Northern Ireland native, who has dual U.S. citizenship, reported for jury duty. Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Nearly a third, 30%, of consumers said paying for return shipping was more annoying than jury duty and going to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024 Fraudsters exploit confusion by claiming that individuals have missed jury duty and threatening them with arrest or substantial fines. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024 Yet even getting people to show up for jury duty can be a struggle, Rosynsky said. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jury duty 

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Legal Definition

jury duty

noun
: the obligation to serve on a jury
also : service on a jury

called also jury service

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