[
US
/ˈfɔɹwumən/
]
NOUN
- a woman who is foreperson of a jury
- a woman in charge of a group of workers
How To Use forewoman In A Sentence
- ‘We are very deadlocked, it's almost half and half,’ the forewoman later told the judge.
- The jury forewoman on a capital murder trial said this of a fellow juror who believed the defendant deserved to die, yet couldn't vote for death.
- Jury forewoman, Amanda Cooley, called Lee "a very impressive gentleman. " Another juror agreed, describing Lee as "the most credible witness, " a person who "had a lot of impact on a lot of people.
- No bullying nor entreating of the forewoman could persuade the women to return to work. CHAPTER XIV
- The judge finally asked if there were any reasonable prospect that 10 of them might ever agree - the minimum number required for a verdict - and the forewoman replied, ‘No, your honour.’
- Madison has hard water, and treatment plant forewoman Connie Silva said she has been looking forward to getting Lewis & Clark water. Water project shortfall leaves towns high and dry
- No bullying nor entreating of the forewoman could persuade the women to return to work.
- A federal judge has denied what he called a "harebrained" motion by Rod Blagojevich's lawyers over what they claimed was potential misconduct by the jury forewoman at his retrial. NYT > Home Page
- He showed no visible sign of emotion when the guilty pleas were announced by the jury forewoman.
- A group of jurors who wanted to convict deposed the forewoman.