"strike a jury" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: strikes a jury [present, singular, third-person], striking a jury [participle, present], struck a jury [past], struck a jury [participle, past], stricken a jury [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|strike<,,struck> a jury|past_ptc2=stricken a jury}} strike a jury (third-person singular simple present strikes a jury, present participle striking a jury, simple past struck a jury, past participle struck a jury or stricken a jury)
  1. (law, jurisprudence) To constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-strike_a_jury-en-verb-w2Apvj5x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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