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 only witnesses who testified to the grand jury were law enforcement officials, and jurors did not hear from any of Epstein’s victims directly. —Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

In July, a Florida judge rejected the administration's request to unseal grand jury records from federal investigations there into Epstein in 2005 and 2007. —Luc Cohen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025

But those decisions have ended up complicating the cases of some criminal defendants Murphy’s grand jury chose not to indict. —Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025

In addition to the county process, Corpus also faces a separate removal following civil grand jury accusations. —Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand jury

• buri
• fury

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