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A jurywoman is a woman who serves on a jury, which is a group of people who decide if someone is guilty or innocent in a court case. Sometimes, a special type of jury called a "jury of matrons" is made up of only women.
Definition: A female juror, especially a member of a jury of matrons.
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These examples illustrate that a jurywoman is a female member of a jury, and that in the past, a specific type of jury called a jury of matrons was used to determine pregnancy in women.