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

Prosecutors charged King with perjury in October 2025 when he was accused of lying during grand jury testimony; however, those charges were thrown out in December before being refiled in March. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

The motion also stated that Boutros has instituted a new policy for when judges request grand jury transcripts. —Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Sergio Lopez Chairman of the Valley Transportation Authority feels the heat after civil grand jury reports VTA did not control financial risks and has done poor oversight of the over-budget $13 billion BART-to-San Jose project. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

The grand jury issued its indictment on June 2. —Logan Smith, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand jury

• verdure
• 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