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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Experts weighing in on the case have said that although jurors have already heard some powerful testimony, much of it is only set up for elaborate arguments down the road.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
In their opening statement, defense attorneys Michael Ray and John Luke Weaver attacked the prosecution's claims... and told jurors there's a harmless explanation for those blood drops.
—Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors told jurors that the beatings that ultimately killed little Ayden began the day before his death.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Jackson told jurors that during the first search of the house, police didn’t find any pieces of taillight around O’Keefe.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
In their opening statement, defense attorneys Michael Ray and John Luke Weaver attacked the prosecution's claims... and told jurors there's a harmless explanation for those blood drops.
—Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors told jurors that the beatings that ultimately killed little Ayden began the day before his death.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Jackson told jurors that during the first search of the house, police didn’t find any pieces of taillight around O’Keefe.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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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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