Groups and collections

Synonyms for jury

The synonym for jury recorded in this bank is panel, in the sense "a group of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 6 puzzles

The synonym for jury

panelnoun, in the sense "a group of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for jury.

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsGroups and collections

a group of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case

The jury deliberated for six hours before reaching a verdict.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

panel

Same sentence, swapped: The panel deliberated for six hours before reaching a verdict.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

audience
congregation
choir

Where jury turns up in the game

jury is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

4 of the 6 puzzles where jury is the trap

leaguenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is alliance, in the sense "a group of people, teams, or nations joined together for a common purpose", with jury sitting one tile away.
mobnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is crowd, in the sense "a large, disorderly crowd of people, especially one bent on violence or disruption", and jury is one of the three tiles that lose.
squadnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is team, in the sense "a small organized group of people working together, especially in sport or the military", and jury is one of the three tiles that lose.
tribenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is clan, in the sense "a social group made up of families or communities sharing common ancestry and customs", and jury is on the board beside it.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because groups and collections is the company jury keeps.

disparateadjectivevariedmade up of parts or members that are markedly different from each otherFoothillsHas a reason line enlistverbrecruitto persuade people to join a group or support a causeFoothillsHas a reason line ensemblenounbanda group of musicians or performers who play or perform togetherFoothillsHas a reason line frontnounmovementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsFoothills2 senses mobnouncrowda large, disorderly crowd of people, especially one bent on violence or disruptionFoothillsHas a reason line mobilizeverbmarshalto organize and prepare a group of people for collective actionTreelineHas a reason line motleyadjectiveassortedmade up of a mixture of very different people or thingsTreelineHas a reason line hiddenadjectivesecretdesigned to elude detectionFoothills2 senses

The wrong tile gets explained too

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