How to say "jury" in Japanese

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  • 陪審ばいしんCommon
    nounCovers the legal sense of 'jury': a body of citizens that decides a verdict at a trial. Typical contexts are court proceedings and discussion of the jury system.
    今朝けさ、陪審ばいしんの件けんで呼よばれて陪審員ばいしんいんをやることになったんだ。↗
    I was called in for jury this morning, and I actually have to serve on a case.
  • nounA katakana loanword for a judging panel — the group that evaluates entries and picks winners in a contest or competition. For the courtroom sense of 'jury', use 陪審 instead.

For the legal sense of 'jury' — the body that decides a verdict in court — use 陪審; 「ジュリー」 is the word for a judging panel that picks winners in contests and competitions.

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