struck jury

noun

1
: a jury that is selected from a venire of usually forty people from which potential jurors are struck by attorneys for each side alternately until a specified number (as twelve) of jurors are left
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“Struck jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/struck%20jury. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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