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petit jury

[ pet-ee ]

noun

, Law.


petit jury

noun

  1. a jury of 12 persons empanelled to determine the facts of a case and decide the issue pursuant to the direction of the court on points of law Also calledpetty jury Compare grand jury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • petit juror, noun
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Other Words From

  • petit juror noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of petit jury1

First recorded in 1490–1500
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Example Sentences

The rules of grand juries are far different from those governing petit juries — the ones that determine guilt or innocence.

“Without any evidence — without any factual foundation whatsoever — defendants have chosen to malign one of this country’s most sacred civic institutions, the impartially selected petit jury,” she said.

The jurors - seven men, five women; nine whites, three blacks - were chosen from the circuit court petit jury pool in May.

The judge will ask very few questions, unlike when selecting a petit jury, when the judge and lawyers ask many questions. 

From MSNBC

Most people can understand the basic adversarial nature of a public trial decided by what is formally called a petit jury.

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