jury-rig vs piece together

jury-rig

verb
  • To make an improvised rigging or assembly from whatever is available. 

  • To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand. 

  • To rig a jury; to engage in jury rigging (that is, jury tampering); to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such that they return a certain result. 

noun
  • An improvised rigging. 

piece together

verb
  • To physically assemble (or reassemble) from fragments or pieces. 

  • To reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements. 

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