ADJ
- inquest, trial
- unanimous (only after jury)
- The jury were unanimous in their verdict
- hung
- A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury
VERB + JURY
- serve on, sit on
- tell
- Tell the jury what happened, in your own words
- direct
- The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty
- swear in
- The new jury were sworn in
JURY + VERB
- hear sth
- The jury heard how the boy had obtained a carving knife from a friend's house
- retire
- consider its verdict
- The jury has retired to consider its verdict
- be out
- The jury is still out (= still deciding) . (figurative) The jury is still out on this new policy
- agree (on) a verdict, arrive at/reach a verdict, give its verdict, return a verdict
- convict sb, find sb guilty
- The jury convicted Menzies of assaulting Smith
- acquit sb, clear sb, find sb not guilty
- award sb
- The jury awarded her damages of £30,000
JURY + NOUN
- service
- It was the second time he had been called up for jury service
- trial
- foreman, member
- system
- a review of the jury system
PREP
- before a ~
- The trial will take place before a jury
- on a/the ~
- There were only three women on the jury
- ~ of
- the jury of seven women and five men
PHRASES
- trial by jury
- You have a right to trial by jury
VERB + JURY
- choose, select
- The jury is selected from the winners in previous years
JURY + VERB
- judge sth
- consist of sb
- The jury consisted of an architect, a photographer and an artist
- award (sb) sth, give sb sth
- The jury has awarded the prize for best exhibit in the show to Harry Pearson
PREP
- on a/the ~
- He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition
