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

The men were not charged with Galvan’s killing, but the shooting was referenced in a grand jury indictment that alleged Galvan was killed by one or more of the defendants or unidentified co-conspirators. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

New York woman Stacey Medina Guzman, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling 12 bricks of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes on a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

The indictment proposed by Villafaña was never presented to a grand jury. —James Hill, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

The email was in response to The Star’s request for copies of a federal grand jury subpoena the city received and any related documents. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026

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