Jū'ry, n.

(89), n. [O. Fr. jurie, jurée, an assize, from jurer, to swear; L. Lat. jurata, N. Fr. juri or jury, from the English word.]

1. (Law.) A body of men, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to declare the truth of it on the evidence given them in the case. See GRAND-JURY and INQUEST.
2. A committee for adjudging prizes at a public exhibition. [Eng.]

Jury of inquest, a jury summoned occasionally, in cases of sudden or violent death, to examine into the cause.