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jury,
n a certain number of citizens selected according to law and sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact and to declare the truth on evidence submitted to them.


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``It's never meant to be the best; it's what a jury of peers thinks is best.
legal system, whereas Mexico's civil law tradition focuses on judicial deliberation of attorney's documentation of facts and legal precedence in established law, without involving formal oral argument or a jury of peers from the community.
The young people choose winners, then present and discuss their selections, which often differ from the official choices, at the special Jury of Peers session on June 13.
 
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