What does "jury duty" mean?

A period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.

What is a synonym for "jury duty"?

Common synonyms include: juries.

noun

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Noun

1
A period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries. uncountable
"I can't come to work next week as I am on jury duty and I can't get out of it."
2
the civic duty to serve on a jury wordnet

"I can't come to work next week as I am on jury duty and I can't get out of it."