jury selection

collocation in English

meaningsofjuryandselection

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jury
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈdʒʊə.ri/us
/ˈdʒʊr.i/
a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has ...
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofjuryandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjury selection

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The content of juror norms will to some extent depend on the requirements forjuryselection.
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The inevitable result was a system in which ties of patronage, kin, and mutual interest were vitally important injuryselection.
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I cannot for the life of me see how removing any indication of a potential juror's occupation makesjuryselectionfairer.
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That gave added interest to many issues connected with juries, especially jury vetting andjuryselection.
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I looked at the form that a colleague had and saw that the number of exemptions is remarkable; sojuryselectionis not a straightforward, random process.
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Juryselectionis in accordance with specific criteria.
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Juryselectiontook almost 6 weeks, and bail was denied.
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Early examples of scientificjuryselectionwere similar.
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The key part of his appeal was based on thejuryselection, or "voir dire" phase of the trial.
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Juryselectiontook several weeks, and the trial itself another three months.
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This trial was an even larger undertaking, involving a full four months ofjuryselection.
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She has also dressed as the character duringjuryselectionin order to be disqualified from serving.
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He was a pioneer in the application of psychological methods to the practice of trial law process, includingjuryselectionand jury consultation.
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It evaluates the participants skills in argument, evidence handling, and examination of witnesses, but omitsjuryselectionand strategic matters.
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That same weekjuryselectionbegan.
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Juryselectionoccupied the morning and the trial commenced in an afternoon session.
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It is a day or two later, andjuryselectionis under way.
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Therefore, though it exists, the right to challenge for cause duringjuryselectioncan not be employed much.
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He campaigned against corruption injuryselection, for penal reform, for the abolition of capital punishment, and for universal suffrage.
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