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jury-packing

[joor-ee-pak-ing]

ju·ry-pack·ing

[joor-ee-pak-ing]
noun
the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.

Origin:
1865–70
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