Petit jury

Petit Jury: Persons impaneled and sworn in a district court, who determine any question or issue of fact in any civil or criminal action according to law and the evidence introduced at the trial.

Petit Jury
Petit is a french term meaning "small".Petit jury is an old fashioned name for a jury that hears a lawsuit or a criminal prosecution.
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Petit jury (or trial jury): A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons.

Petit Jury - The ordinary jury of twelve persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. Called "petit" to distinguish it from the grand jury.

petit jury: the ordinary jury for the trial of a civil case (so called to distinguish it from the grand jury)
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petit jury
n. old-fashioned name for the jury sitting to hear a lawsuit or criminal prosecution, called "petit" (small) to distinguish it from a "grand" jury, which has other duties.

PETIT JURY: The jurors empaneled to hear a civil or criminal trial. Distinguised from a grand jury.
PETITION: A written application to the court asking for specific action to be taken.

Petit Jury:
An ordinary or trial jury composed of 6 to 12 persons, which hears either civil or criminal cases.
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petit jury (or trial jury): A group of citizens that listen to the evidence presented by both sides at trial and figure out the facts in dispute. Criminal juries are made up of 12 people; civil juries are made up of at least 6 people.

Sometimes referred to as a "petit jury," or small jury, to compare it with a grand jury. Jury trials tend to result from serious crimes and include a judge and a group of jurors, who have been chosen and approved from a pool of people.

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact. A petit jury is an ordinary or trial jury, composed of six to 12 persons, which hears either civil or criminal cases.
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Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled. After such time, the accused may not be released and tried at a later date for the same offense. Subject to exception. See doublejeopardy.

A petit jury consists of twelve citizens duly qualified to serve on juries, impanneled and sworn to try one or more issues of facts submitted to them, and to give a judgment respecting the same, which is called a verdict.

placed on trial before a court of competent jurisdiction upon an indictment or information sufficient in form and substance to uphold a conviction, and a jury is charged or sworn. Jeopardy attaches after a valid indictment is found and a petit jury ...

Petit jury The ordinary jury for the trial of a civil or criminal action; so called to distinguish it from the grand jury.

See also: Jury, Person, Criminal, Court, Case