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Examples
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Even this was an enormous concession, as the recently appointed Committee on Juries is just beginning to realize.
Three Girls in a Flat Jean Yandell Loughborough 1892
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There is something quaintly amusing about the Ministyr of Justice failing to hold something with "Juries" in the title. however the biscuit has to go to the Leader of the House.
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"Juries," said Mr. Bumble, grasping his cane tightly, as was his wont when working into a passion: "juries is ineddicated, vulgar, grovelling wretches."
Oliver Twist 1838
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There is something quaintly amusing about the Ministyr of Justice failing to hold something with "Juries" in the title. however the biscuit has to go to the Leader of the House.
Dizzy Thinks 2008
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Juries are far more likely to be sympathetic to police officers, especially when their actions succeeded in gaining evidence of illegal activities.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Juries are perceived as pro-plaintiff and too likely to be swayed by emotions.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Juries have discretion whether to find aggravating factors that outweigh mitigating circumstances and thus recommend imposition of the death penalty.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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"Juries have become less willing to impose death sentences, and so prosecutors are seeking the death penalty less," said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, which has issued reports critical of how the death penalty is administered.
Illinois Is Latest State to Ban Death Penalty Thomas M. Burton 2011
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Juries are free from the influence of corporate lobbyists who wine and dine legislators and regulators.
Joanne Doroshow: Watch Hot Coffee, a Powerful New Film on HBO June 27 Joanne Doroshow 2011
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Juries are free from the influence of corporate lobbyists who wine and dine legislators and regulators.
Joanne Doroshow: Watch Hot Coffee, a Powerful New Film on HBO June 27 Joanne Doroshow 2011
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