servicio de jurado
/seɾbiθjo de xuɾado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "jury duty" is translated into Spanish as servicio de jurado.
servicio de jurado refers to the legal obligation of a citizen to serve as a member of a jury in a court of law. To express the action of performing this duty, Spanish speakers typically use the phrase cumplir con el servicio de jurado, which means "to perform jury duty".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of servicio (service), de (of) and jurado (jury).
How do you pronounce it?
/seɾbiθjo de xuɾado/
Did you know?
- While English speakers use 'jury duty' as a noun, many Spanish-speaking countries do not use a jury system at all, meaning you will rarely hear this phrase used in daily life outside of legal textbooks or US-related contexts.
- The word jurado is a cognate of the English 'jurat', a technical legal term for someone who has taken an oath.
Examples in context
- Estoy cumpliendo con mi servicio de juradoI am serving my jury duty
- Es un honor cumplir con mi deber de juradoIt is an honor to fulfill my duty as a juror
- Me llamaron para ser parte de un juradoI was called to be part of a jury
- Tengo que cumplir con mi servicio de jurado.I have to fulfill my jury duty.
- El servicio de jurado es obligatorio para los ciudadanos.Jury duty is mandatory for citizens.
- Ella fue llamada para el servicio de jurado esta semana.She was called for jury duty this week.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking at the office.
- MaríaAlejandro, ¿vendrás a la reunión mañana?Alejandro, will you come to the meeting tomorrow?
- AlejandroNo, María, tengo servicio de jurado.No, María, I have jury duty.
- María¿Por cuántos días estarás fuera?For how many days will you be away?
- AlejandroCreo que solo será por un día.I think it will only be for one day.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, jurado, servicio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
