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jury

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation, also, modern: /ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɝ.i/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈd͡ʒʉːɹi/
  • Ireland: /ˈd͡ʒuːɹi/
  • South-Asia: /ˈdʒ(j)u.ri/
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹi
  • homophone: Jewry (most accents)
  • CMU ARPABET: JH UH1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • jury mast
  • jury rudder

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A group of judges in a competition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To judge by means of a jury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: body

Narrower terms: grand jury, hung jury, petit jury, petty jury, special jury, blue ribbon jury

7

noun

Meaning 7

a committee appointed to judge a competition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: panel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: committee, commission

History

Etymology

Early 1600s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Old French ajurie, from Latin adiūtō. Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Frankish *garu (“ready, prepared”), related to Middle English yore, ȝare, from Old English ġeoro, ġearu (“ready, prompt, prepared, quick”), related to gear.

From Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“to swear or take an oath”).

Across languages

Translations

123 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: väliaikainen — (nautical) for temporary use
  • French: de fortune — (nautical) for temporary use
  • German: Behelfs- — (nautical) for temporary use
  • German: notdürftig — (nautical) for temporary use
  • German: improvisiert — (nautical) for temporary use
  • German: gebastelt — (nautical) for temporary use
  • Hebrew: תֹּרֶן דְּחָק (toren dekhak) — (nautical) for temporary use
  • Arabic: مُحَلَّفِين (muḥallafīn) — law: group in a court of law
  • Arabic: هَيْئَةُ مُحَلَّفِين (hayʔatu muḥallafīn) — law: group in a court of law
  • Arabic: لَجْنَة (lajna) — law: group in a court of law
  • Arabic: لَجْنَةُ تَحْكِيم (lajnatu taḥkīm) — law: group in a court of law
  • Asturian: xuráu — law: group in a court of law
  • Belarusian: прыся́жныя (prysjážnyja) — law: group in a court of law
  • Belarusian: суд прыся́жных (sud prysjážnyx) — law: group in a court of law
  • Bengali: জুরি (juri) — law: group in a court of law
  • Bulgarian: съде́бно жу́ри (sǎdébno žúri) — law: group in a court of law
  • Bulgarian: жу́ри (žúri) — law: group in a court of law
  • Burmese: ဂျူရီ (gyuri) — law: group in a court of law
  • Catalan: jurat — law: group in a court of law
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陪審團 /陪审团 (péishěntuán) — law: group in a court of law
  • Czech: porota — law: group in a court of law
  • Danish: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Danish: nævninge — law: group in a court of law
  • Dutch: gezworenen — law: group in a court of law
  • Dutch: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Esperanto: ĵurio — law: group in a court of law
  • Estonian: vandekohus — law: group in a court of law
  • Finnish: lautamiehistö — law: group in a court of law
  • Finnish: valamiehistö — law: group in a court of law
  • Finnish: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • French: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Galician: xurado — law: group in a court of law
  • Georgian: ნაფიცი მსაჯულები (napici msaǯulebi) — law: group in a court of law
  • German: Geschworene — law: group in a court of law
  • German: Jury — law: group in a court of law
  • German: Geschworenenjury — law: group in a court of law
  • German: Jurie — law: group in a court of law
  • German: die Geschworenen — law: group in a court of law
  • German: Gruppe der Geschworenen — law: group in a court of law
  • Hindi: जूरी (jūrī) — law: group in a court of law
  • Hungarian: esküdtszék — law: group in a court of law
  • Icelandic: kviðdómur — law: group in a court of law
  • Irish: giúiré — law: group in a court of law
  • Italian: giuria — law: group in a court of law
  • Japanese: 陪審 (baishin) — law: group in a court of law
  • Khmer: គណៈវិនិច្ឆ័យ (kea’na’ vi’nɨcchay) — law: group in a court of law
  • Korean: 배심원단 (baesimwondan) — law: group in a court of law
  • Korean: 배심 (baesim) — law: group in a court of law
  • Macedonian: по́рота (pórota) — law: group in a court of law
  • Manx: bing — law: group in a court of law
  • Māori: hūri — law: group in a court of law
  • Marathi: ज्यूरी (jyūrī) — law: group in a court of law
  • Mongolian: тангарагтны шүүгч (tangaragtny šüügč) — law: group in a court of law
  • Norman: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Occitan: jurada — law: group in a court of law
  • Persian: هیئت منصفه (heya't-e monsefe) — law: group in a court of law
  • Polish: ława przysięgłych — law: group in a court of law
  • Polish: sąd przysięgłych — law: group in a court of law
  • Portuguese: júri — law: group in a court of law
  • Romanian: juriu — law: group in a court of law
  • Russian: прися́жные (prisjážnyje) — law: group in a court of law
  • Russian: суд прися́жных (sud prisjážnyx) — law: group in a court of law
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏рота — law: group in a court of law
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍrota — law: group in a court of law
  • Slovak: porota — law: group in a court of law
  • Slovene: porota — law: group in a court of law
  • Slovene: žirija — law: group in a court of law
  • Spanish: jurado — law: group in a court of law
  • Spanish: juradamen — law: group in a court of law
  • Swedish: jury — law: group in a court of law
  • Thai: ลูกขุน (lûuk-kǔn) — law: group in a court of law
  • Turkish: jüri — law: group in a court of law
  • Ukrainian: прися́жні (prysjážni) — law: group in a court of law
  • Ukrainian: суд прися́жних (sud prysjážnyx) — law: group in a court of law
  • Vietnamese: bồi thẩm đoàn — law: group in a court of law
  • Walloon: djuri — law: group in a court of law
  • Arabic: لَجْنَة (lajna) — group of judges in a competition
  • Asturian: xuráu — group of judges in a competition
  • Azerbaijani: münsif heyəti — group of judges in a competition
  • Azerbaijani: jüri — group of judges in a competition
  • Belarusian: журы́ (žurý) — group of judges in a competition
  • Bulgarian: жу́ри (žúri) — group of judges in a competition
  • Catalan: jurat — group of judges in a competition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評委會 /评委会 (píngwěihuì) — group of judges in a competition
  • Danish: jury — group of judges in a competition
  • Dutch: jury — group of judges in a competition
  • Estonian: žürii — group of judges in a competition
  • Finnish: tuomaristo — group of judges in a competition
  • Finnish: tuomarineuvosto — group of judges in a competition
  • Finnish: raati — group of judges in a competition
  • Galician: xurado — group of judges in a competition
  • Georgian: ჟიური (žiuri) — group of judges in a competition
  • German: Jury — group of judges in a competition
  • German: Preisgericht — group of judges in a competition
  • German: Preisrichter — group of judges in a competition
  • German: Prüfungsausschuss — group of judges in a competition
  • Hungarian: zsűri — group of judges in a competition
  • Icelandic: dómnefnd — group of judges in a competition
  • Indonesian: juri — group of judges in a competition
  • Italian: giuria — group of judges in a competition
  • Japanese: 審判団 (shinpandan) — group of judges in a competition
  • Korean: 심사위원단 (simsawiwondan) — group of judges in a competition
  • Macedonian: жири́ (žirí) — group of judges in a competition
  • Macedonian: жи́ри коми́сија (žíri komísija) — group of judges in a competition
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jury — group of judges in a competition
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jury — group of judges in a competition
  • Occitan: jurada — group of judges in a competition
  • Persian: ژوری (žuri) — group of judges in a competition
  • Polish: jury — group of judges in a competition
  • Portuguese: júri — group of judges in a competition
  • Portuguese: banca — group of judges in a competition
  • Romanian: juriu — group of judges in a competition
  • Russian: жюри́ (žurí) — group of judges in a competition
  • Spanish: juezamen — group of judges in a competition
  • Spanish: judgadoramen — group of judges in a competition
  • Swedish: jury — group of judges in a competition
  • Tagalog: inampalan — group of judges in a competition
  • Turkish: jüri — group of judges in a competition
  • Turkmen: žýuri — group of judges in a competition
  • Ukrainian: журі́ (žurí) — group of judges in a competition
  • Walloon: djuri — group of judges in a competition