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What does a jury of a your peers mean?

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Your peers are your fellow citizens. So a "Jury of your peers" would be a panel of fellow citizens convened to judge your guilt or innocence after hearing evidence presented in a court of law, presided over by a judge.

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Your peers are your fellow citizens. So a "Jury of your peers" would be a panel of fellow citizens convened to judge your guilt or innocence after hearing evidence presented in a court of law, presided over by a judge.

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