<B>jury</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-ries,</B> verb, <B>-ried,</B> <B>-rying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a group of persons sworn to give a true answer to the question put before it in a court of law, that is, "Is the defendant guilty or not?" or "Is a party at fault or not?" See also <B>grand jury</B> and <B>petit jury.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>any group of persons chosen to give a judgment or to decide who is the winner in a contest. <BR> <I>Ex. The jury of teachers gave her poem the first prize.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to select; judge. <BR> <I>Ex. About half of the work is by nonmembers, juried by artists from more than 700 submissions (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>jury</B> (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) for temporary use on a ship; makeshift. </DL>
<A NAME="jurybox">
<B>jury box,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the place where the jury sits at a trial. </DL>
<A NAME="juryduty">
<B>jury duty,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> service as a juror. </DL>
<A NAME="juryman">
<B>juryman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a jury; juror. </DL>
<A NAME="jurymast">
<B>jury mast,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a temporary mast replacing one that has been broken or carried away. </DL>
<A NAME="juryrig">
<B>jury-rig, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a temporary rig on a ship. </DL>
<A NAME="juryrigged">
<B>jury-rigged, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> fitted with a temporary rig. </DL>
<A NAME="juryroom">
<B>jury room,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the room where a jury sits while deciding a case before it. <DD><B> 2. </B>the room where prospective jurors wait to be called for serving on a jury. </DL>
<A NAME="jurywoman">
<B>jurywoman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-women.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a woman member of a jury. </DL>
<B>jus</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>jura.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>law; a body of laws; justice. <DD><B> 2. </B>any right or rule as set forth by judicial decision; a law. </DL>
<B>jus postliminii,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) the law of postliminy. </DL>
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<B>jus sanguinis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) the right of blood; right of a person to have the nationality of one of his parents, usually the father. </DL>
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<B>jussive, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Grammer.) <DD><I>adj. </I> expressing a command. <BR> <I>Ex. the jussive mood.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a form expressing command. </DL>
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<B>jus soli,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) the right of the soil; right of a person to be a national of the country in which he was born. </DL>
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<B>just</B> (1), adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>no more than; only; merely. <BR> <I>Ex. We are just an ordinary family, neither rich nor poor. I just have the knack of foreseeing things (Lord Dunsany).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>barely. <BR> <I>Ex. I just caught the train. The shot just missed the mark.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) quite; truly; positively. <BR> <I>Ex. The weather is just glorious. I just couldn't refuse.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>exactly. <BR> <I>Ex. This is just a pound. That is just right. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined (Alexander Pope).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>almost exactly. <BR> <I>Ex. I saw him just then.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>closely; nearly. <BR> <I>Ex. See the picture just above.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>a very little while ago. <BR> <I>Ex. He just left me.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>right; fair. <BR> <I>Ex. a just price, a just principal. O just but severe law! (Shakespeare).</I> (SYN) impartial, equitable. <DD><B> 2. </B>deserved; merited. <BR> <I>Ex. a just reward.</I> (SYN) due, rightful, legitimate. <DD><B> 3. </B>having good grounds; well-founded. <BR> <I>Ex. just anger, a just opinion.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>true; correct; exact. <BR> <I>Ex. a just description, just weights, a just scale. Force not my drift beyond its just intent (William Cowper).</I> (SYN) precise. <DD><B> 5. </B>in accordance with standards or requirements; proper. <BR> <I>Ex. just proportions.</I> (SYN) fitting. <DD><B> 6. </B>righteous. <BR> <I>Ex. a just life, a just person.</I> (SYN) upright, honest. <DD><B> 7. </B>lawful. <BR> <I>Ex. a just claim. Our just inheritance (Milton).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>just now,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>only a very short time ago. </I> <I>Ex. I saw him just now. My barber told me just now that there is a fellow come to town ... (John Ford).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>exactly at this moment; at present. <BR> <I>Ex. The Prince of Devils is just now mustering up all his Legions against me (John Scott).</I> noun <B>justness.</B> </DL>
<B>just-au-corps, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a closefitting, outer garment, especially one reaching to the knees, worn by men in the 1600's and 1700's. </DL>
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<B>juste milieu,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) the golden mean; the happy medium. </DL>
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<B>justice, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>just conduct; fair dealing. <BR> <I>Ex. Judges should have a sense of justice. Justice is the principle and the process by which each man is assured the things that belong to him (Russell Kirk).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the condition of being just; fairness; rightness; correctness. <BR> <I>Ex. the justice of a claim, to uphold the justice of our cause.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a well-founded reason; rightfulness; lawfulness. <BR> <I>Ex. They complained with justice of the bad treatment they had received.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>just treatment; deserved reward or punishment. <BR> <I>Ex. Justice consists in giving every man what he deserves. Revenge is a kind of wild justice (Francis Bacon).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>the administration of law; trial and judgment by process of law. <BR> <I>Ex. a court of justice.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>the exercise of power and authority to maintain what is just and right. <DD><B> 7. </B><B>=judge.</B> The Supreme Court of the United States consists of nine justices. <DD><B> 8. </B><B>=justice of the peace.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>bring to justice,</B> </I>to punish legally for a crime. <BR> <I>Ex. The burglar was brought to justice.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>do justice to,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to treat fairly. </I> <I>Ex. These one-acters, imported from London, are full of bright, quirky lines and notions, but the production doesn't do the plays justice (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to see the good points of; show proper appreciation for. <BR> <I>Ex. The crowd's applause did justice to the acrobat's performance. ... nor dare he do less than justice to the feast prepared for him (Peter Fleming).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>do oneself justice,</B> </I>to do as well as one really can do. <BR> <I>Ex. He did not do himself justice on the test. He was too diffident to do justice to himself (Jane Austen).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="justiceofthepeace">
<B>justice of the peace,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a local magistrate who tries minor cases, administers oaths, performs civil marriages, and administers other justice; justice. (Abbr:) J.P. </DL>
<A NAME="justicer">
<B>justicer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a judge; magistrate. </DL>
<A NAME="justiceship">
<B>justiceship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position, duties, or term of office of a justice. </DL>
<A NAME="justiciability">
<B>justiciability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or fact of being justiciable. <BR> <I>Ex. A public demand for justiciability had been created, and the Government wished to amend the constitution accordingly (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="justiciable">
<B>justiciable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> subject to jurisdiction or trial in a court of law. <BR> <I>Ex. That offense is not justiciable in a federal court.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="justicial">
<B>justicial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with justice. </DL>
<A NAME="justicialism">
<B>Justicialism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the governmental program of Juan Peron, former president of Argentina, especially during the period 1946-1955. <BR> <I>Ex. Justicialism [was] Peron's label for his "third position" between capitalism and communism: a kind of welfare state backed by police power which, in Peron's reckoning, adds up to "social justice" (Time).</I> n., adj. <B>Justicialist.</B> </DL>
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<B>justiciar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a judge in a superior court. <DD><B> 2. </B>the highest judicial and political official under the Norman and Plantagenet kings from William I to Henry III. </DL>
<A NAME="justiciary">
<B>justiciary, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-aries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the administration of justice. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an administrator of justice. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=justiciar.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="justifiability">
<B>justifiability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state or quality of being justifiable. </DL>
<A NAME="justifiable">
<B>justifiable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> capable of being justified; proper; defensible. <BR> <I>Ex. justifiable homicide. An act is justifiable if it can be shown to be just or right.</I> noun <B>justifiableness.</B> adv. <B>justifiably.</B> </DL>
