Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jury duty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: ju-ry -du-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I can't come to work next week as I am on jury duty and I can't get out of it."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

jury service

Questions

What does jury duty mean?: A period of time during which a person is obliged to be a member of a panel of people who may be called as members of one or more juries.

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