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A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is a jury trial. A person who is serving on a jury is a '''juror'''.

A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is a jury trial. A person who is serving on a jury is a '''juror'''.

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

The [[word]] jur originates from the [[Latin]] jus (gen. juris), meaning "[[law]]". Juries are most common in common law adversarial-system jurisdictions. In the modern [[system]], juries act as arbiters of [[fact]], while judges act as arbiters of [[law]]. A trial without a jury (in which both questions of fact and questions of law are decided by a judge) is known as a bench trial.

The [[word]] jur originates from the [[Latin]] jus (gen. juris), meaning "[[law]]". Juries are most common in common law adversarial-system jurisdictions. In the modern [[system]], juries act as arbiters of [[fact]], while judges act as arbiters of [[law]]. A trial without a jury (in which both questions of fact and questions of law are decided by a judge) is known as a bench trial.