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Meaning of strike a jury | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law.

Examples

After these motions were argued, the parties met in the prothonotary's office, and struck a jury, leaving twenty-four names in the panel not struck

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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