grand jury

noun

a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial.

Compare petty jury.

Origin of grand jury

First recorded in 1490–1500, grand jury is from Anglo-French graund juree

Words nearby grand jury

grandioso, Grand Island, grand jeté, Grand Junction, grand juror, grand jury, grandkid, Grand Lama, grand larceny, grandma, grand mal

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Example sentences from the Web for grand jury

McCauley revealed that episode in a “supplemental” report, dated nearly a month after the grand-jury verdict.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Boston had the right men to do any thing for the crown, but they did not contrive to get upon the grand-jury.
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker
The grand-jury had found several bills, and most of them for the more aggravated offences in the estimation of the law.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia|William Gilmore Simms
Ould Mat Hagin got a presentment for the damage out of the grand-jury, and nobody was the worse for it at all.'
Lord Kilgobbin|Charles Lever

But the Judge had not packed the Grand-Jury with sufficient care, and so no bill was found.
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker
The judge on his throne, as well as the grand-jury, listened to the argument in favor of the woman.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grand jury

grand jury

noun

law (esp in the US and, now rarely, in Canada) a jury of between 12 and 23 persons summoned to inquire into accusations of crime and ascertain whether the evidence is adequate to found an indictment. Abolished in Britain in 1948Compare petit jury

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Cultural definitions for grand jury

grand jury

A jury that decides whether the evidence warrants bringing an accused person to trial. Once indicted (see indictment) by a grand jury, a person must stand trial.

单词	grand jury
释义	grand jury noun a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial. Compare petty jury. Origin of grand jury First recorded in 1490–1500, grand jury is from Anglo-French graund juree Words nearby grand jury grandioso, Grand Island, grand jeté, Grand Junction, grand juror, grand jury, grandkid, Grand Lama, grand larceny, grandma, grand mal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grand jury McCauley revealed that episode in a “supplemental” report, dated nearly a month after the grand-jury verdict. The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis\|Richard Ben Cramer\|January 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Boston had the right men to do any thing for the crown, but they did not contrive to get upon the grand-jury. The Trial of Theodore Parker\|Theodore Parker The grand-jury had found several bills, and most of them for the more aggravated offences in the estimation of the law. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia\|William Gilmore Simms Ould Mat Hagin got a presentment for the damage out of the grand-jury, and nobody was the worse for it at all.' Lord Kilgobbin\|Charles Lever But the Judge had not packed the Grand-Jury with sufficient care, and so no bill was found. The Trial of Theodore Parker\|Theodore Parker The judge on his throne, as well as the grand-jury, listened to the argument in favor of the woman. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866\|Various British Dictionary definitions for grand jury grand jury noun law (esp in the US and, now rarely, in Canada) a jury of between 12 and 23 persons summoned to inquire into accusations of crime and ascertain whether the evidence is adequate to found an indictment. Abolished in Britain in 1948Compare petit jury Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for grand jury grand jury A jury that decides whether the evidence warrants bringing an accused person to trial. Once indicted (see indictment) by a grand jury, a person must stand trial. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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