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The ordinary panel of twelve persons called to issue a verdict in a civil action or a criminal prosecution. Petit jury is used interchangeably with petty jury. petit jury n. old-fashioned name for the jury sitting to hear a lawsuit or criminal prosecution, called "petit" (small) to distinguish it from a "grand" jury, which has other duties. (See: jury, grand jury) |
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In New York, for example, there are typically 23 people on a grand jury panel, versus 12 on a trial jury in criminal cases. In light of the circuit court's clear interpretation of the law, he says, the federal trial jury in Allentown must have decided that Willinsky never actually thr0atened Wayman and therefore did not violate his right to privacy. Raulston moved quickly to put the case before the trial jury. |
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