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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
jury
/ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹi/
noun1 of 2
group of people who listen to information about something and make a decision
- “I was invited to be the jury in that competition.”Tatoeba
- “A grand jury found him not guilty of any crime.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)