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jury may result in the case being tried again. This situation can occur only in common law legal systems. Civil law systems either do not use juries at...

to set a penalty or judgment. Juries developed in England during the Middle Ages and are a hallmark of the English common law system. They are commonly...

decisions. Jury trials are used in a significant share of serious criminal cases in many but not all common law judicial systems. The majority of common law...

prominent modern examples include grand juries in the United States, and to a lesser extent, Liberia and Japan. Other common law jurisdictions formerly employed...

In common law, a petit jury (or trial jury; pronounced /ˈpɛtət/ or /pəˈtiːt/, depending on the jurisdiction) hears the evidence in a trial as presented...

systematically choosing the jury via a process of scientific jury selection, although other uses of jury research are becoming more common. The jury selected is said...

Jury nullification, also known in the United Kingdom as jury equity or a perverse verdict, is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not...

Look up jury-rig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In maritime transport and sailing, jury rigging is making temporary makeshift running repairs with...

Jury duty or jury service is a service as a juror in a legal proceeding. Different countries have different approaches to juries. Variations include the...

trial by jury, and as such are a cornerstone of criminal process in many common law countries. The purpose of instructions are to inform the jury about the...

Sequestration is rare, and becoming less common, due to the expense and concerns about the impact on jury members. In most trials that last more than...

in England were governed by the Juries Act 1870, and the main difference between the special jury and a common jury under that Act was merely a matter...

seigniorial courts as needed. The degree to which common law drew from earlier Anglo-Saxon traditions such as the jury, ordeals, the penalty of outlawry, and writs...

brought. The grand jury originated under the law of England and spread through colonization to other jurisdictions as part of the common law. Today, the...

The jury of matrons was a form of special jury at English common law, usually used to resolve legal disputes over whether or not a party to a legal action...

A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal...

offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required...

decision on the role of juries. It established beyond question the independence of the jury. It also confirmed that the Court of Common Pleas could issue a...

the U.S. state of Louisiana, the most common type of governing body for a parish is the police jury (French: le jury de police). Louisiana is divided into...

on English common law to determine whether a jury trial was necessary in a civil suit. The amendment thus does not guarantee trial by jury in cases under...