FromMiddle Englishpetite jury,petit jury, fromAnglo-Norman[Term?].
petitjury (pluralpetit juries)
- (law) A regulartrialjury, assembled to determine criminal or civilliability.
2006, Akhil Reed Amar,America's Constitution: A Biography:Though far smaller than Greek juries (some five hundred jurors had sat in judgment of Socrates), American grand juries, criminalpetit juries, and civil juries would enable ordinary Americans to participate directly and daily in American government.
regular trial jury, assembled to determine criminal or civil liability
FromAnglo-Norman[Term?].
petitjury
- petit jury
1495,Act, Henry VII,c. 21; quoted in “Jury 2. b. Grand jury”, inJames A[ugustus] H[enry] Murray [et al.], editors,A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumesV (H–K), London:Clarendon Press,1884–1928,→OCLC,page637, column 1:If it be founden by the graunde Iurie in the same Atteynt that thepetite Iury haven geven a true Verdite, that then the graunde Iurie shall have auctoritie and power to enquire if any of thepetit Iury toke or perceyved any Somme of Money, or other rewarde [etc.].- (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)
