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jury rig

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1. jury rig - Noun

2. jury rig - Verb

Meaning

jury rig (third-person singular simple present jury rigs, present participle jury rigging, simple past and past participle jury rigged)

Alternative spelling of jury-rig

jury rig (plural jury rigs)

Alternative spelling of jury-rig

(nautical, transitive) To make an improvised rigging or assembly from whatever is available.

(transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.


jury-rig (plural jury-rigs)

(nautical) An improvised rigging.


jury-rig (third-person singular simple present jury-rigs, present participle jury-rigging, simple past and past participle jury-rigged)

To rig a jury; to engage in jury rigging (that is, jury tampering); to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such that they return a certain result.

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