grand jury

noun

: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges (as by indictment)

grand juror noun

Examples of grand jury in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bonds was charged with lying to a grand jury about receiving performance-enhancing drugs and went on trial in 2011. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025

Dunn was previously charged with a felony, but a grand jury declined to hand down an indictment. —Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Benjamin Flaherty’s Shuffle, which picked up a grand jury award for best documentary at the recent SXSW, has rolled out a theatrical trailer thanks to Abramorama. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

Adding further controversy to the case, in 2024, Pras’ lawyer David Kenner pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court for leaking confidential grand jury materials to Bloomberg News. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 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