Juror
[joo r-er, -awr] /ˈdʒʊər ər, -ɔr/
noun
1.
one of a group of persons sworn to deliver a verdict in a case submitted to them; member of a jury.
2.
one of the panel from which a jury is selected.
3.
one of a group of people who judge a competition.
4.
a person who has taken an oath or sworn allegiance.
/ˈdʒʊərə/
noun
1.
a member of a jury
2.
a person whose name is included on a panel from which a jury is selected
3.
a person who takes an oath
n.
c.1300 (attested from late 12c. in Anglo-Latin), from Anglo-French jurour (late 13c.; Old French jureor), from Latin iuratorem (nominative iurator) “swearer,” agent noun from iurare “to swear” (see jury (n.)).
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