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ju⋅ror

  [joor-er, -awr]
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–noun
1. one of a group of persons sworn to deliver a verdict in a case submitted to them; member of a jury.
2. one of the panel from which a jury is selected.
3. one of a group of people who judge a competition.
4. a person who has taken an oath or sworn allegiance.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME jurour < AF (cf. OF jureur), equiv. to OF jur(er) to swear (< L jūrāre) + -our -or 2
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ju·ror   (jŏŏr'ər, -ôr')   
n.  

  1. Law

    1. One who serves as a member of a jury.

    2. One who awaits or is called for service on a jury.

  2. One who serves on a deliberative body analogous to a jury.


[Middle English jurour, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin iūrātor, swearer, from iūrāre, to swear; see jury1.]
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Word Origin & History

juror 
1377 (attested from 1188 in Anglo-L.), from Anglo-Fr. jurour (1292; O.Fr. jureor), from L. juratonem (nom. jurator) "swearer," agent noun from jurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)).
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Main Entry: ju·ror
Pronunciation: 'jur-&r, -"or
Function: noun
: a member of a jury juror>; broadly : an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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