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JURY SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("jury system" is a kind of...):
legal system (a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)