# jury

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ · frequency rank #3,070

## Definitions
1. A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
2. A group of judges in a competition.
3. The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.

## Etymology
From Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iūrāta, from Latin iūrō (“I swear or take an oath”).

## Easily confused with
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jury-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jury-vs-just)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jury-vs-juve)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jury-vs-jute)
- **Jr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jr-vs-jury)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jury)
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joy-vs-jury)
- **jay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jay-vs-jury)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jun-vs-jury)
- **jar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jar-vs-jury)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jug-vs-jury)
- **jer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jer-vs-jury)
- **jor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jor-vs-jury)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/june-vs-jury)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/july-vs-jury)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jump-vs-jury)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juan-vs-jury)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/junk-vs-jury)
- **jerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerk-vs-jury)
- **joey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joey-vs-jury)

## Common misspellings (6)
`jjury`, `jruy`, `jurry`, `juryy`, `juyr`, `ujry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jury