jury system

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jury system Meaning of "jury system"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit

Usage(s):

  1. Certainly no one wants to destroy the jury system in order to correct its abuses.
  2. The grand-jury system, which has many similar shortcomings, is being increasingly bypassed in some areas.
  3. No one has ever accused the jury system of being efficient.
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