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Traverse jury

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petty jury

–noun
(in a civil or criminal proceeding) a jury, usually of 12 persons, impaneled to determine the facts and render a verdict pursuant to the court's instructions on the law.
Also called traverse jury.
Compare grand jury.


Origin:
1680–90


petty juror, noun
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