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mans, and Oermans ; hut it early fell into general disuse, 
The MtoHnfWiUmmdiiaUymw up under ttoKngUdl 
;ms of iin,.utul Europe. 
for the day or occasion ") (Grose). It suits the 
condition" best to take the word as simply < 
jury -f mastl, it being prob. orig. a piece of 
.. ,-. nautical humor, designating a more or less 
For In good faith I neuer saw the daye yet but that I awkward mast hastily devised by the captain 
durst as wel trust y truth of one iudge as of two iuriet. and carpenter consulting as a 'jury. J atttu., 
.Sir T. ilwre. Works, p. 988. a temporary mast erected on a ship, to supply 
thejuri/, pausing on the prisoners life, the pmce of one that has been broken or car- 
\i:,, in the sworn twelve Tiaye ( two rf d ag in tempe8t or an engagement. 
(iuiltier than hi... they try. SA*.,M.forM.,li. 1,19. J-.^, (jo'ri-pros'es), . The writ for 
2. A body of men selected to adjudge prizes, J th * summoning of a jury. 
etc., at a public exhibition or other compe- j ury . r jg (je'ri-rig), n. [< jury- (see jury-mast) 
titinn. Often called jury of award. Coroner's + r j,/l.i \uut., a temporary rig when the per- 
jury, a Jury summoned by a coroner to Investigate the ' . J . , KPBTI ,1 i--ibl.-d 
cause of a death.-Orand Jury II. e. -large' jury, with .manent rig has beer ML 
reference to the numtwr of members, which Is greater jury-rigged (jo'rl-ngd), a. *OUt., rigged in a 
than that of a jiftty or 'small jury], in law, a body of men temporary manner on account of accident. 
designated from time to time from among the people of jury.rudder (J3 'ri-rud'er), n. [< jury- (see 
vttMtszstt&xsf&A lrS ***3 ^'-?t em r? ryrud - 
their function being not to establish guilt, but to ascer- der rigged on a ship in case of accident. 
tain whether there Is sufficient ground of suspicion of jurywoman (j5'ri-wum*an), .; pi. junjicomi n 
any person to Justify trial by a petty jury. At common /.wim'en} One of a jury of matrons (which 
law, and generally by statute, there must be not less than , ' . , 
twelve and not more than twenty-three members In a ',' unae \J l 'j _,..,. ... 
grand jury, and the concurrence of twelve Is necessary to JUSH, A Middle English form of JUICC. 
find an indictment. (8eei'ndu*mii.) In some Jurisdic- ] 118 2 (jus), . [L., law, right: see jusfl, justice, 
r; right; particu- 
law or right by a 
matter of rule administered by a magis- 
c. 25), and 1875(88 and 39 Viet, c. 37), which relate to ^the trate. Jus Civile, the Interpretation of the laws of 
the Twelve Tables, and now of the whole system of the 
Roman law. Rapalje and Lawrence. Jus duplicatum, 
in old late. See droit, 1. Jus feclale, in Horn, late, in- 
ternational law, or the law of negotiation and diploma- 
cy. Jus gentium, the law of all nations; the law 
which natural reason establishes among all races of 
men; also, International law. Jus honorarium, the 
body of rules established by magistrates by a course of 
adjudication upon matters within their jurisdiction. 
JUS ill rem, a right conceived of with reference to the 
thing which is subject to it* dominion (that is, a right to 
the thing itself as against all the world), as distinguished 
from jut in pertonam, a right considered with respect to 
some particular person against whom it may be asserted, 
such as a debt. Jus Italicum, the right, law, or liber- 
ties of a Roman colony. Including qulritarian ownership 
qualifications, selection, and summoning of jurors in Ire 
land. Jury de medietate linguae (literally, of halfness 
of language), a jury composed of one half natives and one 
half aliens, allowed in cases where one of the parties is an 
alien. It has been generally abolished In the I'nited States, 
but is still allowed In Kentucky. Jury of annoyance, 
of matrons, a jury of "discreet 
See annoyance. Jury . . . 
and lawful women " Impaneled to try a question of preg- 
n;mry : as where a widow alleges herself to l>e with child by 
her late husband, or a woman sentenced to death pleads, in 
stay of execution, that she is with child. Mixed Jury, a 
Jury of mixed races, particularly a jury Including both 
white men and colored men. Petty or petit Jury 
(1. e. 'small ' jury ; cf. yrand jury]. Same as trial jury. 
Sheriff '8 Jury, a jury selected by a sheriff from the list 
of persons qualified to serve as jurors, and summoned by 
him to hold inquests, as for assessing damages in an ac- 
tion in which the defendant makes no defense, or for as- 
certaining the mental condition of an alleged lunatic. 
Special Jury, a jury selected from among men of spe- 
cial qualifications, as merchants or freeholders Struck 
Jury, a jury selected by allowing each party alternately 
to strike off from a list a name not acceptable to him, 
until the number is reduced to twelve. To hang a Jury. 
See hang. Trial Jury, petty or petit Jury, traverse 
Jury, or common Jury, a jury formed for the trial of an 
issue of fact in a civil or criminal action. At common 
law, both in England and in the United States, a trial jury 
must consist of twelve, and unanimity is necessary to ren- s 
der a verdict The constitutional right of trial by Jury JUSet. n. 
in the United States implies these conditions. By statute, JUSSOlt Qus'el), n. 
. , 
in cases where the Constitution does not secure this right, 
Juries of six are sometimes allowed, as in justices' courts. 
By the Constitutions of several States (Texas, California, 
Nevada, and North and South Dakota), three fourths of a 
jury may render a verdict in civil actions. According to 
the law of Scotland, the number of the jury In criminal 
cases Is fifteen ; and the decision of a majority determines 
the verdict. Instead of an absolute verdict of " guilty " or 
and exemption from land-tax to the republic. Jus na- 
turae, Jus naturale, the law of nature ; natural law ; the 
principles of justice conceived to be common to all Just 
minds, and necessary to human welfare. Jus prsetori- 
um, the body of law resulting from the adjudications of 
the Roman pretors. Jus publicuin, the public law of 
the status of persons, officers, the priesthood, and crimes. 
JUS sciiptum, written law ; that which Is committed 
to writing by the act of Its creation, as a statute, as dis- 
tinguished from unwritten law, which may result from 
custom or decisions of the courts Irrespective of written 
form. 
English form of juice. 
[ME. jussell, < OF. jussel. 
"juscel, < LL. juscellum, dim. of L. juscvlum, 
broth, soup, dim. of jus, broth: see ju ice.] A 
medieval dish. See the extract. 
luttell. Recipe brede gratyd, & eggis ; \- swyng tham 
to-gydere, & do therto sawge, & saferon, & salt ; than take 
gode brothe, & cast it ther-to, < bole it enforesayd, & do 
ther-to as to charlete Ac. Harleian MS., 5401, p. 198. 
Jussifca (jus-i-e'a), n. [NL (Linmeus) named 
In civil cases the number of the Jury is twelve, and the after Bernard de Jussieu, founder of the nat- 
Jurors are n 
verdict Inc 
'"" Slnaturalorderp^raW-containiigabout 
not required to be unanimously agreed in their ura j gygtem of botany developed later by his 
^?,"t must h be C uTani,' ol^asTn^Cp 1 ' nephew. See Jussieuan.] A genus of plants of 
the natural order Onagrariece, containing about 
40 species, mainly herbs, inhabiting swamps 
jury-box (jo'ri-boks) 
an inclosed space in which the jury sits. 
jury-leg (jo'ri-leg),H. [See jury-must.'] Awood- 
en leg. [Slang.] 
jury-list (jo'ri-list), n. In taw, a list of per- 
sons who may be summoned to act as jurymen. The'ieaves are alternate, aid the yellow 
iurvman(jo'ri-man), n.; pi. jurymen (-men). 1. are axillary and solitary. Several species are grown in 
J fhf wlm is imnanelflcl oif a iurv. or who serves collections, but none is conspicuous for its flowers or me- 
dicinal properties. J. decurren and J. repent are natives 
and ponds, mostly in tropical and subtropical 
regions. The adherent calyx-tube is elongated, bat not 
produced beyond the 4-cellea ovary. There are from 4 to 
entire or 2-lobed petals, with twice as many stamens. 
or white flowers 
One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves 
as a juror. 
Here therefore a competent number of sensible and 
upright jurymen, chosen by lot from among those of the 
middle rank, will be found the best investigators of truth, 
and the surest guardians of public justice. 
Blactetone, Com., III. xxiil. 
2. A member of any body of persons chosen 
to try a case at law or to inquire into the mer- 
its of a cause presented to them, as one of the 
dicasts of ancient Athens, or of the judices of 
ancient Eome, or of a modem jury of award. 
All cases of importance, civil or criminal, came before 
courts of sixty or seventy jurymen. Frovde, Ctesar, p. 30. 
of the United States; the latter also grows in the West 
Indies. The genus Is sometimes very properly called prim- 
roK-inllmc. The name has also been written Jutsieva, 
Jutsieva, Jiusieuia, Jussievia. 
Jussieuan (jus-i-u'an), a. [< Jussieu(see def.) 
+ -an.] Of or pertaining to one of the French 
botanists Jussieu, especially Antoine Laurent 
de Jussieu (1748-1836) Jussieuan system, in 
hot., the natural (as contrasted with the artificial or Lin- 
nean) system of classification, promulgated by A. L. de 
Jussieu In 1789 in his "Genera of Plants disposed accord- 
ing to Natural Orders." His uncle, Bernard de Jussiou 
(1699-1777), had proceeded In the same direction. To the 
nephew more than any one else Is due the received classi- 
fication of genera under orders based upon proper char- 
acters. Of these he founded one hundred, within which he 
included nearly all known genera. His primary division 
just 
just, lawful, rightful, true, due, proper, mod- 
erate (neut. as noun justnui, what is right or 
just i, < jus, law, right. From L. jits come also 
K. juridical, jurisdiction, jurist, jury, injure, in- 
jury, etc.] 1. Right in law or ethics, (o) In 
accordance with true principles; agreeable to truth or 
equity ; equitable ; even hamlet! ; righteous : as. It itjtat 
that we should suffer for our faults ; ijtut award. 
They shall Judge the people withyuif Judgment. 
Dent. xvl. 18. 
If It be so easie to shake off your sins, remember that 
your condemnation will be so much more jutt If you do It 
not. Stillinffjteet, Sermons, II. ill. 
(6) Based upon truth or equity ; rightful ; legitimate ; 
well-founded : as, jtut claims or demands. 
We now return 
To claim our jtut Inheritance of old. 
Milton, P. L., ii. 38. 
1 see, however Impracticable honest actions may ap- 
pear, we may go on with jtut Hope. 
Steele, Grief A la-Mode, v. 1. 
2. Right in character or quality, (a) Rightly ad- 
Justed; conformed to a standard; correct; suitable; such 
as should be : as, jutt measurement ; a jutt allowance. 
Jutt balances, jutt weights, ijutt ephah, and ajtat bin, 
shall ye hare. ' Lev. xlx. 36. 
His taste of books is a little iaojutt for the age be lives 
in : he has read all, but approves of very few. 
Steele, Spectator, No. 2. 
The text receiving proper light from a jutt punctuation. 
Goldsmith, Criticisms. 
(6) Strictly accurate ; exact ; precise ; proper. 
If thou cut'st more 
Or less than &ju*t pound. . . . 
Thou dlest Shot., M. of V., Iv. 1, 27. 
In j<i*t array draw forth tli ' embattled train, 
Lead all thy Grecians to the dusty plain. 
Pope, Iliad, ii. 33. 
Seem'd to me ne'er did limner paint 
So jtut an Image of the Saint, . . . 
The loved Apostle John ! 
Scott, Marroion, Iv. 16. 
(ct) Agreeable to the common standard ; full ; complete. 
He [Henry VII.) was a Comely Personage, a little above 
jutt stature. Bacon, Hist Hen. VII. 
Forced men by tortures from their Religion ; with other 
execrable outrages, which would require a itut volume to 
describe. Purchat, Pilgrimage, p. 84. 
3. Right-minded ; good in intention, (o) Doing 
or disposed to do right ; actuated by truth ana justice ; 
upright ; impartial : as, to be jutt In one's dealings. 
Shall mortal man be more jtut than God? Job Iv. 17. 
(6) Carefully mindful ; faithful : followed by to, and for- 
merly also by of: as, to be jutt to one's engagements. 
He was very iutt of his promise, for oft we trusted him, 
and would come within his day to keepe his word. 
Quoted In Capt. John Smith'* Works, I. 83. 
Jtut of thy word, In every thought sincere. 
I'upe, Epitaphs, vii. 
4. In music, harmonically pure, correct, and ex- 
act; in perfect tune: &s,just interval, intona- 
tion, temperament : opposed in general to im- 
pure and incorrect, and specifically to temper- 
ed. =Syn. 1. Deserved, condign, even-handed. 2. True, 
proper, correct, regular, normal, natural, reasonable. 
3. RiijMfvl, Upright, etc. (see righteota) ; conscientious, 
honorable. 
ust 1 (just), adv. [Also dial, jest, jist ( = D. juist 
= G. Dan. Sw. just), <iust, a.] 1. Exactly, in 
space, time, kind, or degree; precisely; with- 
out interval, deviation, orvariation; absolutely: 
as, just five miles ; just noon ; JM( so ; just as I 
thought. 
It iij'ixt so high as It is. Shot. , A. and C., 11. 7, 48. 
He so well Imployed them they did t'tuf nothing. 
Quoted In Capt. John Smith'* Works, L 236. 
TIs education forms the common mind ; 
Jutt as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. 
Pope, Moral Essays, L 160. 
2. Within a little ; with very little but a suffi- 
cient difference; nearly; almost exactly: as, 
I stood just by him ; I saw him just now. 
It was our fortune to arrive there jutt as they were go- 
Ing to their Evening Service. 
Maundreil, Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 27. 
The stage languished, and was jtut expiring when It was 
again revived by King William's licence In 1898. 
Life of Quin (reprint 1887), p. 12. 
3. Merely; barely; by or with a narrow mar- 
gin: as, you just missed the mark; he is just a 
little displeased. 
His system has been 
jury-mast (jo'ri-mast), w. [The element jury-, 
found first in jury-mast and later in similar naut. 
compounds. 'jury-ruddrr, jurij-riij, jury-rigged, of the vegetable kingdom was hit 
and the slanp; term jury-leg, is usually supposed sub "jj n ate ilivision's among HUM 
to be an abbreviation ot' injury ; but this pre- upon tnc position of the stamens, 
supposes a form 'injury-mast, a highly ii 
able name for a new mast substituted 1 
which has been lost. The accent also , 
an abbr. to jury- improbable. More improb- pressing command, 
able still are the etymologies which refer the II. n. In grain., a form or construction ex- 
word to Dan. Wore, a driving, < kib're (= Sw. pressing command. 
fcora = Nonv./,T.yra = Icel.Aryra), drive (Skeat), just 1 (just), a. [< ME. juste. < OF. Juste, F. 
or to journei/ (''a joimiicrc mast, i. e. a mast juste = Sp. Pg. junto = It. giiislo, < L. just us. 
Iv improb- Improved by A. P. de Candolle and many later workers. 
;e"d for one jussive (jus'iv), a. and n. K L. jussus, pp. of 
ilso makes jubere, command, + -ire.] I. n. In gram., ex- 
Life can little more supply 
Than/tut to look about us, and to die. 
Pope, Essay on Man, L 4. 
They were ./tut decent bien bodies ; ony poor creature 
that had face to beg got an awmons, and welcome. 
Scott, Chron. of Canongate, Iv. 
4. But now; very lately; within a brief past 
time. 
I am juxt come from paying my adoration at St. Peter's 
to three extraordinary relics. Gray, Letters, I. 68. 
5. Quite: in intensive use: as, just awful. 
[Cofioq.] Juat now. (o) A short time ago: lately: 
as, he was here jutt tune, (b) Directly: immediately; 
without delay : as, I will attend to it jutt note. [Scotch.] 
