Jury of presentment

Definition

A group of local people sworn to report suspected offences and offenders to royal justices, rather than deliver the final trial verdict.

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Paper 2

Alternatively, a jury of presentment reported suspected offences and offenders to royal justices. Reporting a suspicion was a stage before trial, not itself a conviction.
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GCSE History · key term

A group of local people sworn to report suspected offences and offenders to royal justices, rather than deliver the final trial verdict.

Used by AQA

Paper 2

Alternatively, a jury of presentment reported suspected offences and offenders to royal justices. Reporting a suspicion was a stage before trial, not itself a conviction.
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