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jury-packing

ju·ry-pack·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joo r-ee pak-ing]
    • /ˈdʒʊər i ˈpæk ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joo r-ee pak-ing]
    • /ˈdʒʊər i ˈpæk ɪŋ/

Definition of jury-packing word

  • noun jury-packing the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case. 1

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Origin of jury-packing

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Jury-packing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jury-packing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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