citación del jurado
/θitaθjon del xuɾado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'jury summons' is translated into Spanish as citación del jurado.
This phrase refers to an official notice that orders a person to appear in court for the purpose of potentially serving as a juror.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of citación, meaning summons or citation and del jurado, which means of the jury.
Which one should you use?
While citación del jurado refers to a specific summons, you can use citación de jurado to refer more generally to the concept of a jury summons.
How does it change in a sentence?
Replacing the definite article 'del' (of the) with 'de' (of) makes the phrase more general, referring to the concept of a jury summons rather than a specific one.
How do you pronounce it?
/θitaθjon del xuɾado/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, juries are not used in most criminal or civil trials, meaning a citación del jurado is rare or nonexistent outside of specific 'tribunales del jurado' for very serious crimes.
- The word citación is also used in Spanish to describe a formal appointment or a date for a meeting, not just a legal summons.
- The word jurado comes from the Latin 'iuratus', which is the same root used for 'oath', the very foundation of a juror's duty.
Examples in context
- Recibí una citación del jurado ayer.I received a jury summons yesterday.
- ¿Es una citación del jurado para el lunes?Is it a jury summons for Monday?
Example conversation
Alejandro is telling Sofía about a letter he received in the mail.
- AlejandroSofía, me llegó una citación del jurado.Sofía, I got a jury summons.
- Sofía¿En serio? ¿Es para esta semana?Really? Is it for this week?
- AlejandroNo, es para el próximo mes.No, it is for next month.
- SofíaBueno, al menos tienes tiempo de prepararte.Well, at least you have time to prepare.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries citación, del, jurado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
