SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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proprietor
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trial by jury
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general assembly
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -noun [ C/U ] us. /ˈdʒʊr·i/ a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts of a trial in a law court and to decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty, or whether a claim has been proved: [ U ] a trial by jury/a jury trial.
Detailed explanation-2: -A trial jury, also known as a petit jury, decides whether the defendant committed the crime as charged in a criminal case, or whether the defendant injured the plaintiff in a civil case. Consists of 6-12 people. Trials are generally public, but jury deliberations are private.
Detailed explanation-3: -The jury decides whether a defendant is “guilty” or “not guilty” in criminal cases, and “liable” or “not liable” in civil cases. When cases are tried before a jury, the judge still has a major role in determining which evidence may be considered by the jury.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fair trial means a trial in which bias or prejudice for or against the accused, the witness or the cause which is being tried, is eliminated.”