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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Thousands of pages of court documents have been filed in the complicated case as attorneys on both sides attempt to set the ground rules for what will and won't be presented to jurors, but many of the court documents detailing both sides' plans for expert witnesses have been sealed.
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The defense attorneys have asked the judge to either prevent prosecutors from showing a specific selection of their text messages to jurors or admit more phone records to be used during the trial.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Peña's defense attorneys told jurors that prosecutors were relying on the testimony of the two men responsible, who had accepted plea agreements in return for lesser sentences.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Said also took the stand in his defense, telling jurors that the profits his operations earned through his Feeding Our Future partnerships were legitimate, Fox 9 reported.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The defense attorneys have asked the judge to either prevent prosecutors from showing a specific selection of their text messages to jurors or admit more phone records to be used during the trial.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Peña's defense attorneys told jurors that prosecutors were relying on the testimony of the two men responsible, who had accepted plea agreements in return for lesser sentences.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Said also took the stand in his defense, telling jurors that the profits his operations earned through his Feeding Our Future partnerships were legitimate, Fox 9 reported.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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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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