(jr′ē) noun plural ·ries
1. A body of persons (usually twelve) legally qualified and summoned to serve on a judicial tribunal, there sworn to try well and truly a cause and give a true verdict according to the evidence.
2. A committee of award in a competition.
—coroner's jury A body of persons selected to attend a coroner's investigation and determine the causes of deaths not obviously due to natural causes.
—grand jury A jury called to hear complaints of the commission of offenses and to ascertain whether there is prima–facie ground for a criminal accusation.
—petit jury The jury that sits at a trial in civil and criminal cases: also petty jury. [<AF juree an oath <Med. L jurata, orig. pp. of L jurare swear <jus, juris law]

(jr′ē) adjective Naut.
Rigged up temporarily, for relief, replacement, or emergency use: jury mast. [Prob. <OF ajurie aid <L adjutare help]