1
a
: a member of a jury
b
: a person summoned to serve on a jury
2
: a person who takes an oath (as of allegiance)
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The prosecution showed the jurors chilling video and audio evidence that included Athena’s last moments after Horner lured her inside the FedEx van.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
One Black juror was later reinstated to the jury.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
As he remained held in jail awaiting his sentencing in May, Rodriguez and his attorneys learned that one of the jurors in his case had been arrested after allegedly breaking into a home and stabbing two women inside — three days after the trial ended, per The Daily Herald.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Charity mission dispute Musk told jurors that OpenAI’s transformation threatens broader trust in philanthropy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
One Black juror was later reinstated to the jury.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
As he remained held in jail awaiting his sentencing in May, Rodriguez and his attorneys learned that one of the jurors in his case had been arrested after allegedly breaking into a home and stabbing two women inside — three days after the trial ended, per The Daily Herald.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Charity mission dispute Musk told jurors that OpenAI’s transformation threatens broader trust in philanthropy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Juror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juror. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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juror
noun
ju·ror
ˈju̇r-ər, -ˌȯr 
: a member of a jury
an alternate juror
broadly
: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury
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