1
a
: a member of a jury
b
: a person summoned to serve on a jury
2
: a person who takes an oath (as of allegiance)
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Kimura showed the jurors text messages between members of the drug trafficking group discussing a CBP officer being on payroll.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
Former President Donald Trump has requested that the judge in his New York criminal trial terminate the limited gag order that restricts him from commenting on witnesses, prosecutors, jurors, court staff and their relatives.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Once 12 jurors and four alternates are selected, the trial will move into opening statements.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Biden also defended the jurors as citizens, not unlike those watching, and said that Trump had every opportunity to defend himself over the five weeks that evidence was shown.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 June 2024
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
Former President Donald Trump has requested that the judge in his New York criminal trial terminate the limited gag order that restricts him from commenting on witnesses, prosecutors, jurors, court staff and their relatives.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Once 12 jurors and four alternates are selected, the trial will move into opening statements.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Biden also defended the jurors as citizens, not unlike those watching, and said that Trump had every opportunity to defend himself over the five weeks that evidence was shown.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 June 2024
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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juror
noun
ju·ror
ˈju̇r-ər, -ˌȯr 
: a member of a jury
an alternate juror
broadly
: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
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