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juror

/ˈdʒʊərə(r)/noun

उच्चारण जुअरर

जूरी सदस्य

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a member of a jury

    जूरी सदस्य

    • twelve jurors
    • Each juror listened carefully to the evidence before the verdict.
    • A juror must not discuss the case with anyone outside the court.
    + 2 more examples
    • The lawyer asked each juror if they knew the accused.
    • One juror was excused because of illness.

    Synonyms jury member adjudicator

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a juror on a jury / juror in a trial

Use on a jury for membership and in a trial for the case.

सदस्यता के लिए on a jury और मुकदमे के लिए in a trial का प्रयोग होता है।

  • Radhika was chosen as a juror in the murder trial.
  • He served as a juror on a jury for three weeks.

juror + to-infinitive / that-clause

A juror decides whether the accused is guilty, so verbs like decide, vote and find follow it.

Juror तय करता है कि अभियुक्त दोषी है या नहीं, इसलिए उसके साथ decide, vote और find जैसी verbs आती हैं।

  • The jurors decided that the accused was not guilty.

be called / summoned for jury duty as a juror

People are called or summoned to serve; they do not apply for it.

लोगों को सेवा के लिए बुलाया या summon किया जाता है; वे इसके लिए आवेदन नहीं करते।

  • She was summoned to serve as a juror next month.

juror (singular) vs jurors (plural)

A jury has twelve jurors in many countries. The jury is the group; the juror is one member.

कई देशों में एक jury में बारह jurors होते हैं। Jury समूह है; juror उसका एक सदस्य है।

  • Each juror gave an opinion before the final vote.
+Collocations 4

adjective + juror

fellowpotentialprospectiveimpartialfemalesworn

  • The lawyer questioned each prospective juror carefully.

verb + juror

selectdismissswear insummonquestionexcuse

  • The judge dismissed a juror who knew the accused.

juror + noun

dutypanelverdictbiasmisconduct

  • The case was delayed because of a claim of juror bias.

juror + action

hear the casereach a verdictvotedeliberatelisten to the evidence

  • The jurors listened to the evidence for two weeks.
“More examples 5
  • India does not use the jury system in most courts today, but it is common in many countries.

भारत में आज अधिकांश न्यायालयों में jury व्यवस्था नहीं है, परंतु अनेक देशों में यह आम है।

  • The film showed twelve jurors arguing in a small room.

फ़िल्म में बारह jurors को एक छोटे कमरे में बहस करते दिखाया गया।

  • A juror must listen to all the evidence before forming an opinion.

एक juror को राय बनाने से पहले सारे सबूत सुनने चाहिए।

  • The judge warned the jurors not to discuss the case with outsiders.

न्यायाधीश ने jurors को चेतावनी दी कि वे मामले पर बाहर वालों से चर्चा न करें।

  • One juror disagreed, so the decision had to be discussed again.

एक juror असहमत था, इसलिए निर्णय पर फिर से चर्चा करनी पड़ी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The jurors was ready to give the verdict.

✓ The jurors were ready to give the verdict.

Jurors is plural and needs the plural verb were.

'Jurors' plural है, इसलिए plural verb 'were' आएगी।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words belong to the same courtroom setting but name different roles.

ये शब्द न्यायालय के एक ही परिवेश के हैं, पर अलग-अलग भूमिकाओं को बताते हैं।

juror

One ordinary citizen who is a member of a jury.

jury का सदस्य एक सामान्य नागरिक।

  • Each juror must decide independently.

jury

The whole group of jurors, or a panel of judges in a competition.

jurors का पूरा समूह, या किसी प्रतियोगिता में निर्णायकों का पैनल।

  • The jury found the accused not guilty.

witness

A person who gives evidence about what he or she saw.

वह व्यक्ति जो अपने देखे हुए के बारे में गवाही देता है।

  • The witness described the accident in court.
◇Word family
jury noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

jury member adjudicator

✓In the exam

General knowledge

India ended the jury system after the famous Nanavati case (1959).

भारत ने प्रसिद्ध नानावटी मामले (1959) के बाद जूरी प्रणाली समाप्त की।