jury system

Noun

Meaning

a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit

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We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read. Mark Twain

We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to admit that we know of no better system, except possibly flipping a coin. Dave Barry

I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system - that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Harper Lee

I have great faith in the jury system. Judge Mills Lane

I have faith in the jury system. Nancy Grace

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