jury duty
Civic legal obligation
Jury duty is the civic obligation to serve on a jury when summoned by a court.
Citizens are randomly selected from voter rolls or driver's license records and must appear unless excused.
The duty typically involves hearing evidence and deliberating on verdicts in criminal or civil trials: I've been called for jury duty next month.
Container or instance
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · cross-examination · allegation · charge · opening statement · closing argument · exhibit · recess
Official court decision
- foremanWorker who directs others
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- discussionExchange of ideas
consensus · weighing · reasoning · debate · persuade · impartiality · analysis · deadlock
Formal court notification
- serviceAid or maintenance
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
participation · eligibility · selection · exemption · disqualification · deferral · excusal · registration
Legal proceeding overseer
- benchShared seating surface
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · prosecutor · attorney · evidence · objection · sidebar · court reporter · court clerk
case
Container or instance
prosecution · defense · cross-examination · allegation · charge · opening statement · closing argument · exhibit · recess · adjournment
verdict
Official court decision
- foremanWorker who directs others
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
discussion · consensus · weighing · reasoning · debate · persuade · impartiality · analysis · deadlock · polling
summons
Formal court notification
- serviceAid or maintenance
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
compulsory · participation · eligibility · selection · exemption · disqualification · deferral · excusal · registration · notice
bailiff
Legal proceeding overseer
plaintiff · defendant · prosecutor · attorney · evidence · objection · sidebar · court reporter · court clerk · gavel
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- civic eventstown meeting, public hearing, election, public forum, community meeting
- duty
- leaveleave, annual leave, sick leave, leave of absence, paid leave
- legal themes in fictioncourtroom drama, wrongful accusation, verdict, acquittal, conviction
- work leavesick leave, vacation days, maternity leave, paternity leave, medical leave
jury dutyvolunteering
Giving service without pay
voluntary service · volunteer work · pro bono work · charitable service · charitable work
jury dutypersonal time
Hours for oneself
leisure · private life · vacation · free time · recreation
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