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juries
(encz) | juries,poroty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Juries
(gcide) | Jury \Ju"ry\, n.; pl. Juries. [OF. jur['e]e an assize, fr.
jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right,
law. See Just,a., and cf. Jurat, Abjure.]
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1. (Law) A body of people, selected according to law,
impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of
fact, and to render their true verdict according to the
evidence legally adduced. In criminal trials the number of
such persons is usually twelve, but in civil cases and in
grand juries it may different. See Grand jury under
Grand, and Inquest.
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The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. --Shak.
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2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding
prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury
gave him the first prize.
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Jury of inquest, a coroner's jury. See Inquest.
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injuries
(encz) | injuries,zranění pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Injuries
(gcide) | Injury \In"ju*ry\, n.; pl. Injuries. [OE. injurie, L. injuria,
fr. injurius injurious, wrongful, unjust; pref. in- not +
jus, juris, right, law, justice: cf. F. injure. See Just,
a.]
Any damage or hurt done to a person or thing; detriment to,
or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights,
property, or interests of an individual; that which injures,
or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt;
loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a
severe injury; slander is an injury to the character.
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For he that doeth injury shall receive that that he did
evil. --Wyclif(Col.
iii. 25).
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Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling on
trifling arguments. --I. Watts.
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Riot ascends above their loftiest towers,
And injury and outrage. --Milton.
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Note: Injury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional
doing of wrong. --Fleming.
Syn: Harm; hurt; damage; loss; impairment; detriment; wrong;
evil; injustice.
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Juries
(gcide) | Jury \Ju"ry\, n.; pl. Juries. [OF. jur['e]e an assize, fr.
jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right,
law. See Just,a., and cf. Jurat, Abjure.]
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1. (Law) A body of people, selected according to law,
impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of
fact, and to render their true verdict according to the
evidence legally adduced. In criminal trials the number of
such persons is usually twelve, but in civil cases and in
grand juries it may different. See Grand jury under
Grand, and Inquest.
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The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. --Shak.
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2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding
prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury
gave him the first prize.
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Jury of inquest, a coroner's jury. See Inquest.
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Perjuries
(gcide) | Perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. Perjuries. [L. perjurium. See
Perjure, v.]
1. False swearing.
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2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact
material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a
competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of
perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false
affirmations.
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Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is
made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the
United States.
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