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Petit jury

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Noun
  1. 1
    A regular trial jury, assembled to determine criminal or civil liability.

    "Though far smaller than Greek juries (some five hundred jurors had sat in judgment of Socrates), American grand juries, criminal petit juries, and civil juries would enable ordinary Americans to participate directly and daily in American government."

  2. 2
    a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English petite jury, petit jury, from Anglo-Norman [Term?].

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