Jury in different languages

Jury in Different Languages

Discover 'Jury' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

A jury is a group of individuals who are tasked with making a decision in a legal setting, typically in a court of law. The concept of a jury is a cornerstone of many legal systems around the world, and its significance cannot be overstated. Juries play a vital role in upholding justice and ensuring that the rights of individuals are protected.

The cultural importance of juries extends beyond the courtroom as well. The concept of a jury of one's peers is deeply ingrained in many societies, and the idea of a group of ordinary citizens coming together to make an important decision is a powerful one. This is why the word 'jury' has been translated into many different languages, reflecting its global significance and cultural importance.

For those interested in language and culture, exploring the translations of the word 'jury' can be a fascinating journey. From the French 'juré' to the Spanish 'jurado', each translation offers a unique perspective on this important concept.

So, without further ado, here are some translations of the word 'jury' in different languages:

Jury


Jury in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansjurie
"Jurie" in Afrikaans is derived from Dutch "jurie", which in turn originates from the French word for jury: "juré."
Amharicዳኝነት
The word ዳኝነት in Amharic is derived from the verb ዳነ, which means "to judge" or "to arbitrate."
Hausajuri
Juri in Hausa is derived from the Arabic word 'juriya' and also refers to a group of scholars or experts in Islamic law, not just a jury in a court of law.
Igbondị juri
The Igbo word "ndị juri" literally means "those who sit down", referring to the jury's role in attentively listening to and considering evidence.
Malagasympitsara
The word "mpitsara" is derived from the Malagasy word "tsara", meaning "good" or "right", and the prefix "mpi-", which indicates a group of people.
Nyanja (Chichewa)woweruza
The word "woweruza" in Nyanja (Chichewa) has no known etymology or alternate meanings.
Shonavatongi
The term 'vatongi' is derived from the Shona verb 'kutonga,' meaning 'to witness' or 'to serve as a witness'
Somalixeerbeegtida
The Somali word 'xeerbeegtida' originally meant 'those who interpret the law' and referred to traditional dispute settlers.
Sesotholekhotla
The word "lekhotla" is also used to refer to a traditional assembly of elders in Sesotho society, highlighting its dual role in both legal and social contexts.
Swahilimajaji
In Swahili, "majaji" also means "judges" or "judiciary"
Xhosaijaji
"Ijaji" can also mean judgement, sentence, a meeting or an assembly in Xhosa.
Yorubaadajọ
The Yoruba word "adajọ" also signifies a "judge" or "arbitrator".
Zuluamajaji
The word "amajaji" originates from the Zulu word "ajaji", which means "to sit in judgment".
Bambarajury (kiritigɛjɛkulu).
Eweadaŋudeha
Kinyarwandajoriji
Lingalajury
Lugandaabalamuzi
Sepedijuri ya baahlodi
Twi (Akan)asɛnni baguafo

Jury in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicهيئة المحلفين
"هيئة المحلفين" is the Arabic translation of the English word "jury", and it literally means "body of sworn persons".
Hebrewחֶבֶר מוּשׁבַּעִים
The Hebrew term חֶבֶר מוּשׁבַּעִים was coined in 1965 to replace the biblical word 'שופט' ('judge'), which originally meant 'ruler' but later took on the meaning of 'judge' in a dispute.
Pashtoجیوری
The Pashto word "جیوری" (jury) is derived from the English word "jury", indicating its foreign origin in the Afghan legal system.
Arabicهيئة المحلفين
"هيئة المحلفين" is the Arabic translation of the English word "jury", and it literally means "body of sworn persons".

Jury in Western European Languages

Albanianjuria
Juria in Albanian comes from the Latin word "iuria" which has the same meaning.
Basqueepaimahaia
The Basque word 'epaimahaia' derives from 'epaitu' ('to judge') and 'mahaia' ('table'), likely referencing the physical table at which trials and legal proceedings took place historically.
Catalanjurat
Croatianporota
In Croatian, "porota" may also refer to a group of people responsible for a specific task or the sworn testimony of witnesses in a legal proceeding.
Danishjury
Danish “jury” can also refer to a “sailor, nautical worker, marine, marine man”.
Dutchjury
The Dutch word "jury" also refers to a sailor's ration of strong drink.
Englishjury
The word 'jury' dates back to the 12th century, and originates from the Old French word 'jurée', meaning a sworn body of men.
Frenchjury
The word "jury" comes from the Latin "iudicium," meaning "judgment."
Frisiansjuery
The Frisian word "sjuery" also refers to a group of people who are chosen to give an opinion on a subject.
Galicianxurado
The word "xurado" in Galician also means "sworn" or "oath-bound".
Germanjury
In German, "Jury" (jury) can also refer to a group of people sworn to make a legal decision, such as a panel of judges in a criminal case.
Icelandickviðdómur
The Icelandic word "kviðdómur" originally meant "belly judgment" in reference to the ancient practice of placing stones in one's stomach to aid in decision-making.
Irishgiúiré
The term 'giúiré' likely derives from the Norman French word 'jurée', meaning 'sworn body'.
Italiangiuria
The word "giuria" also refers to a "body of arbitrators" in Italian judicial terms.
Luxembourgishjury
Malteseġurija
The word "ġurija" (jury) in Maltese has additional meanings such as "oath" and "sworn statement".
Norwegianjury
Juridisk (jur.), av latin iūris (dikterens), iūra (retter), og iūs (rett)
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)júri
The word "júri" in Portuguese can refer to a jury in a legal context or to a sworn tribunal responsible for judging a specific contest or event.
Scots Gaelicdiùraidh
"Diùraidh" is also the Gaelic word for "endure" or "persist," and derives from the Old Irish word "duriud," meaning "enduring."
Spanishjurado
The noun jurado originally referred to the members of the medieval town councils, who swore an oath of office.
Swedishjury
"Jury" comes from the French word "juré" which means "sworn person".
Welshrheithgor
"Rheithgor" is derived from the Welsh words "rheith" (speech) and "gor" (action), together meaning "the action of speaking".

Jury in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianжуры
"Журы" in Belarusian is derived from the Latin "iūrāre" (to swear).
Bosnianporota
The word 'porota' derives from a Turkish term used for juries, which in its turn originated from French or Italian.
Bulgarianжури
The word "жури" is derived from the French word "juri" which means "group of experts" or "panel of judges".
Czechporota
The word "porota" in Czech ultimately derives from the Latin "rotulus" meaning "list", but it also has the alternate meaning of "sworn statement".
Estonianžürii
In Estonian, "žürii" originates from the French word "jury", which in turn traces its roots back to the Latin "iurare" (to swear).
Finnishtuomaristo
The word "tuomaristo" is derived from the Proto-Finnic *tuomarit, meaning "one who makes a decision".
Hungarianzsűri
The word "zsűri" derives from the French word "jury", which in turn comes from Middle English "jurie", or Old French "jurée" meaning "oath-bound association". Besides its primary meaning, in Hungarian, "zsűri" can also mean "panel of experts".
Latvianžūrija
The word "žūrija" comes from the Middle French word "juré," which means "oath-taker."
Lithuanianžiuri
The word "žiuri" derives from the Old French word "jurée" meaning "group of sworn people".
Macedonianжири
The Macedonian word "жири" (jury) is derived from the French word "jury" and ultimately from the Latin word "iuratus" (sworn). It can also refer to a panel of judges or experts.
Polishjury
In Polish, "jury" also refers to a person who swears an oath, not just a group of people making a decision.
Romanianjuriu
The Romanian word "juriu" not only means "jury" but also comes from the Hungarian "júrium" and the ultimately from the Latin "iūrium" (law).
Russianжюри
The word **жюри** (jury) in Russian comes from French **juri** meaning "a body of persons selected to decide the guilt or innocence of a defendant"
Serbianпорота
The word "порота" in Serbian, meaning "jury" derives from the verb "поротити", meaning "to ask".
Slovakporota
The word "porota" is derived from the Latin word "iurata" (a group of people sworn to give a verdict), which is in turn derived from the verb "iurare" (to swear).
Slovenianžirija
The Slovenian word "žirija" ultimately derives from the Latin word "iurare", meaning "to swear", and is related to the French word "jury" and the English word "jury".
Ukrainianжурі
The word "журі" in Ukrainian came from French, initially meaning "oath" or "sworn statement".

Jury in South Asian Languages

Bengaliজুরি
জুরি (jury) শব্দটির মূল ফরাসী শব্দ যার অর্থ 'অনুশপথ', এবং এটি বিচার বিভাগে শপথ গ্রহণ করে নির্ধারিত প্রতিনিধিদের একদলকে বোঝায় যারা প্রদত্ত প্রমাণের ভিত্তিতে অভিযোগীদের দোষী কিনা সেই বিষয়ে সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়।
Gujaratiજૂરી
The Gujarati word "જૂરી" (jūrī) also means "a council of wise men" or "a group of selected people."
Hindiपंचायत
In Sanskrit, 'panchayat' can mean a council, an assembly, or a court of law. It is derived from the root words 'panch' (five) and 'ayat' (seat), referring to a body of five or more wise individuals who dispense justice or make decisions by consensus.
Kannadaತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರು
In some senses, 'ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರು' can also mean an "assembly" or a "gathering", reflecting its origins in the Latin word "jūror" (to swear).
Malayalamജൂറി
Marathiजूरी
The Marathi word "जूरी" is derived from the English word "jury", and can also refer to a panel in a mock trial or a council of experts.
Nepaliजूरी
The word "जूरी" (jury) in Nepali is derived from the Persian word "jury" and ultimately from the Latin word "iurare," meaning "to swear"}
Punjabiਜਿ jਰੀ
Alternatively, the Punjabi word "ਜਿ jਰੀ" can mean a "group of people" or a "team".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ජූරි
The word "ජූරි" (jury) in Sinhala (Sinhalese) is derived from the Sanskrit word "ज्युरी" (jyuri), meaning "assembly of wise people".
Tamilநடுவர்
நடுவர் (naduvar) originates from the Sanskrit word 'nirdharaṇa', meaning 'to ascertain' or 'to determine'.
Teluguజ్యూరీ
Meaning 'jury', the word is cognate with the Tamil 'suri' which means 'assembly'.
Urduجیوری
It is also used in Urdu to refer to the 12 disciples of Jesus (عیسی مسیح)

Jury in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)陪审团
陪审团一词源于拉丁语'jurare',意为宣誓,中文古代又称'坐堂'或'断事官'。
Chinese (Traditional)陪審團
「陪審團」一詞源於中古英語「jurée」,源自古法語「juree」,即「宣誓」、「誓言」之意。
Japanese陪審
"陪" is a loan character from Chinese that originally meant "accompany" or "assist", while "審" means "to investigate" or "to judge".
Korean배심
The term literally means "side-examination (or judgment) by eight people".
Mongolianтангарагтны шүүх
The word танграгтны шүүх is a loanword from Russian, and is related to the word тангрг - sky.
Myanmar (Burmese)ဂျူရီလူကြီးစု

Jury in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianjuri
The word "juri" can also refer to a group of experts judging a competition or the outcome of a product or performance.
Javanesejuri
The word 'juri' in Javanese also refers to the concept of 'right' or 'justice'.
Khmerគណៈវិនិច្ឆ័យ
Laoຄະນະ ກຳ ມະການ
Malayjuri
The word "juri" in Malay can also refer to a group of people who are selected to make a decision or give advice on a particular matter.
Thaiคณะลูกขุน
The Thai term "คณะลูกขุน" (jury) is derived from the Sanskrit word "goṣṭhī" which means a group of wise people or advisors.
Vietnamesebồi thẩm đoàn
“Bồi thẩm đoàn” cũng có nghĩa là "bồi bàn" vì ngày xưa công chức cấp thấp tại các tòa án có chức vụ phục vụ bồi bàn cũng có trách nhiệm đọc cáo trạng
Filipino (Tagalog)hurado

Jury in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanimünsiflər heyəti
The literal translation of the word "münsiflər heyəti" from Azerbaijani to English is "equitable committee."
Kazakhқазылар алқасы
The word "қазылар алқасы" is a compound noun that literally means "assembly of judges". In Kazakh, it is used to refer to a jury, which is a group of people who are sworn to give their opinion on the evidence presented in a court case.
Kyrgyzкалыстар тобу
Tajikҳакамон
The word "ҳакамон" is of Arabic origin and means "a group of people who give a verdict".
Turkmeneminler
Uzbekhakamlar hay'ati
The word "hakamlar hay'ati" (jury) in Uzbek comes from the Arabic word "ḥakam" meaning "judge" or "arbitrator".
Uyghurزاسېداتېللار ئۆمىكى

Jury in Pacific Languages

Hawaiiankiure
The word 'kiure' is derived from the Hawaiian word 'kīkē', meaning 'to inquire' and also refers to the traditional Hawaiian practice of community decision-making.
Maorihuuri
Huuri is a loanword from English, and also refers to a female deity in Maori mythology.
Samoanfaʻamasino
The word "faʻamasino" in Samoan can also mean "to judge" or "to condemn".
Tagalog (Filipino)hurado
The word "hurado" in Tagalog, ultimately derived from the Spanish "jurado" (juror), originally referred to a council of elders or a group of advisors to a ruler.

Jury in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajurado ukankirinaka
Guaranijurado rehegua

Jury in International Languages

Esperantoĵurio
"Ĵurio" comes from the French word "jury".
Latiniudices
The word 'iudices' in Latin also means 'judges' and derives from 'ius' meaning 'law'.

Jury in Others Languages

Greekένορκοι
The term 'ένορκοι' originates from the verb 'ορκίζομαι', which means 'to administer an oath' in Greek, as juries are sworn to reach a fair verdict.
Hmongpab thawj coj
The Hmong word "pab thawj coj" also means "to judge" or "to investigate".
Kurdishşêwre
The Kurdish word "şêwre" also refers to a group of people gathered informally to make a decision, particularly regarding local disputes.
Turkishjüri
"Jüri" sözcüğü, aynı zamanda "mahkeme" anlamına gelir ve Farsça "cüri" kelimesinden gelir.
Xhosaijaji
"Ijaji" can also mean judgement, sentence, a meeting or an assembly in Xhosa.
Yiddishזשורי
The word "זשורי" is a Yiddish borrowing of the Latin term "ius" which also means "right" or "law" and was incorporated into Old Yiddish and other Slavic languages around the same time.
Zuluamajaji
The word "amajaji" originates from the Zulu word "ajaji", which means "to sit in judgment".
Assameseজুৰী
Aymarajurado ukankirinaka
Bhojpuriजूरी के ओर से दिहल गईल
Dhivehiޖޫރީންނެވެ
Dogriजूरी दा
Filipino (Tagalog)hurado
Guaranijurado rehegua
Ilocanohurado
Kriojuri we dɛn kɔl juri
Kurdish (Sorani)دەستەی سوێندخواردن
Maithiliजूरी
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯃꯈꯤ꯫
Mizojury te an ni
Oromojury jedhamuun beekama
Odia (Oriya)ଖଣ୍ଡପୀଠ
Quechuajurado nisqa
Sanskritजूरी
Tatarжюри
Tigrinyaዳያኑ
Tsongajuri ya vaavanyisi

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