grand jury

noun

: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried
grand juror noun

Examples of grand jury in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The lawyers also accused prosecutors of leaking evidence to the public and incorrectly defining involuntary manslaughter during grand jury instructions. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024 In August 2023, a Fulton County grand jury charged Trump and 18 of his allies in a sprawling 98-page indictment with racketeering and a dozen other felonies. Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Next, an Ashtabula County grand jury will determine if they should be indicted. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 The Justice Department has convened a grand jury as part of its ongoing criminal investigation into the Jan. 5 mid-air accident involving the near-new 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Danny Lee, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024 Prosecutors sought to speed things along by obtaining a grand jury indictment, which bypasses a preliminary hearing and allows a judge to simply schedule a trial. John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 According to a 2022 grand jury bill of indictment, Hershey and Bradley reaped millions of dollars in undisclosed commissions from selling securities and never disclosed that to their investors, according to court documents. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024 On March 4, Harrison was indicted by a Stafford County grand jury on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, abduction with the intent to defile and aggravated malicious wounding of Lard. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024 That same year, a grand jury indicted the two paramedics and three Aurora police officers who detained McClain. María Paúl, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grand jury was in the 15th century

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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

grand jury

noun
: a jury that chiefly examines accusations of crime made against persons and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried

Legal Definition

grand jury

noun
: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried see also no bill and true bill at bill sense 3b, indictment compare petit jury, special grand jury

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