legal definition of peer
Posted on: May 14, 2024 at 14:08:35 CT
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In a legal context, a peer is an adult citizen, and the term is often used in the phrase "a jury of one's peers". The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees this right to criminal defendants, which means that a jury is made up of an impartial group of citizens from the same judicial district as the defendant.
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