jurisprudence
n. the entire subject of law, the study of law and legal questions.

jurist
n. although it means any attorney or legal scholar, jurist popularly refers to a judge.

juror
n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories.

jury
n. one of the remarkable innovations of the English common law (from the Angles and Saxons, but also employed in Normandy prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066), it is a group of citizens called to hear a trial of a criminal prosecution or a lawsuit,

jury box
n. the enclosed area in which the jury sits in assigned seats during a jury trial. See also: juror jury.

jury fees
n. the rather minimal amount paid each day to jurors, plus payment for mileage from home to court. In criminal trials this amount is paid by the government (usually county government in state cases),

jury of one's peers
n. a guaranteed right of criminal defendants, in which "peer" means an "equal." This has been interpreted by courts to mean that the available jurors include a broad spectrum of the population,