jury service
Civic trial obligation
Jury service is the civic duty of serving on a jury when summoned by a court.
Most legal systems require eligible citizens to participate, though exemptions exist for hardship or certain professions.
I've been called for jury service next month.
Also called jury duty.
- sworn inFormally bound by oath
- summonsFormal court notification
- court dateScheduled judicial appearance
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- Sixth AmendmentConstitutional trial protections
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- women's rightssuffrage movement, women's suffrage, women's rights, gender equality, feminism
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