Jury

See also: jury

German

Etymology

18th century, from English jury, chiefly through French jury (whence the pronunciation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒyːʁi/, /ʒyˈʁiː/

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Noun

Jury f (genitive Jury, plural Jurys)

1. panel of judges, jury in a competition

   Synonyms: Preisrichter pl, Preisgericht

2. (law) panel of jurors, jury in a trial (nonexistent in Germany, rare in other German-speaking countries)

   Synonyms: Geschworene pl, Geschworenengericht

Declension

Declension of Jury [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Jury	die	Jurys
genitive	einer	der	Jury	der	Jurys
dative	einer	der	Jury	den	Jurys
accusative	eine	die	Jury	die	Jurys

Related terms

• Jura
• Juror

Further reading

• “Jury” in Duden online
• “Jury” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Noun

Jury

1. Alternative form of Jewery