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blue-ribbon jury

–noun
a jury composed of persons having more than ordinary education and presumably exceptional intelligence and perceptiveness, selected by the court on the motion of plaintiff or defendant to try cases of unusual complexity or importance.
Also called special jury.


Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
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Main Entry: blue–rib·bon jury
Function: noun
: SPECIAL JURY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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