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El jurado ha visto la prueba.

El jurado ha visto la prueba.
The jury has seen the proof.
From Lesson 118:Irregular past participles (hecho, dicho)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El jurado ha visto la prueba.

Why is the word for "seen" visto instead of "vido"?
Just like the -cho endings (hecho, dicho) you are learning about, visto is another very common irregular past participle. It comes from the verb ver (to see). Instead of using the regular -ido ending, it becomes visto.
Why do we use ha here instead of tiene for "has"?
When building perfect tenses (like "has seen" or "have done"), Spanish always uses the helper verb haber (here, conjugated as ha). You only use the verb tener when you mean "to have" in the sense of owning or possessing something.
A jury is made up of many people. Why does the sentence use the singular ha instead of the plural han?
Even though a jury has multiple members, the word el jurado is a singular collective noun. In Spanish, you conjugate the verb to match the grammatical number of the noun itself. Since el jurado is singular, it takes the singular verb ha.
Can la prueba also mean "the test"?
Yes! Depending on the context, la prueba can mean "the proof", "the evidence", or "the test". In a legal context like this one with a jury (el jurado), "proof" or "evidence" is the most natural translation.

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