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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In a unanimous verdict, jurors recommended on Wednesday evening that Hernandez receive $928,829 in damages.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Little Ayden suffered immensely under Cato while attending school remotely for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, jurors heard during the trial.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
David John Chávez is chair of the American Theatre Critics Association and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-23).
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Douglas County jurors convicted Tory Conyers, 46, of vehicular homicide, hit-and-run causing death, eluding a peace officer, theft and reckless driving.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Little Ayden suffered immensely under Cato while attending school remotely for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, jurors heard during the trial.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
David John Chávez is chair of the American Theatre Critics Association and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-23).
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Douglas County jurors convicted Tory Conyers, 46, of vehicular homicide, hit-and-run causing death, eluding a peace officer, theft and reckless driving.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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