twelve jurors
Full deliberation panel
Twelve jurors is the traditional number required for a jury in serious criminal trials, rooted in English common law.
The phrase often appears in legal contexts emphasizing the gravity of judgment by peers: The defendant's fate rests with twelve jurors.
Some jurisdictions allow fewer for civil cases or lesser offenses.
- juryLegal decision-making body
- jury dutyRequired courtroom participation
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- verdictOfficial court decision
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
courtroom · trial · foreman · evidence · guilty · innocent · unanimous · peers · jury selection · box · sequestered · jury foreman · hung · beyond reasonable doubt · acquittal · testimony · defendant · prosecution
- dozen things
twelve jurorsgrand jury
Investigative charging body
bench trial · hung jury · military tribunal · coroner's jury
twelve jurorsbench trial
Court case, judge only
judge alone · magistrate · panel of judges · judicial officer · arbiter