Definition

A person who is selected to be a member of a jury in a court of law.

Example

The juryman listened carefully to the evidence presented during the trial.

Conversation

Did you hear about the trial downtown?

Yeah, I heard they needed a juryman for it.

I wonder what it's like to be a juryman in such a high-profile case.

It must be intense, but also really interesting to see how the legal system works.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

**Juryman** → It is formed from "jury" (from Old French *juree*, meaning an oath) and "man" (meaning a male person). A juryman is a man who takes an oath to serve on a jury.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'jury' as a group of people who take an 'oath' to decide a case, and 'man' just refers to a male member of that group.

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