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/ʒy.ʁi/
Translation
jury; panel of examiners
Word origin
Borrowed in the eighteenth century from English jury, which itself came from Anglo-Norman juree ('a sworn inquest'), from Latin iurata, the past participle of iurare ('to swear'). So the word crossed the Channel twice.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- jury
- English cognates
- jury, juror, abjure
Grammar
Examples
verdict .
The jury returned its verdict after four hours.
composent .
Twelve people make up the jury.
soeur .
My sister goes before the examination panel for the competition tomorrow.
festival .
The festival jury chose a Spanish film.
L' ' au .
The lawyer addressed the jury directly.
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