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The "peers" part of "a jury of one's peers" is widely misunderstood. It is a remnant of the medieval legal distinction between nobles and commoners. It simply
by pjlegato 11y ago
The "peers" part of "a jury of one's peers" is widely misunderstood.
It is a remnant of the medieval legal distinction between nobles and commoners. It simply means that nobles can only be tried by a jury of other nobles, and commoners can only be tried by a jury of other commoners.