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
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Seven Bay Staters were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to kidnap and torture a man earlier this year.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Judge Gregory Carro said the evidence presented to the grand jury to support the New York state terrorism charges was not sufficient.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
No evidence of terroristic intent, judge says Mangione was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last December on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
An initial grand jury was divided over whether to indict Davis, but a second grand jury declined to indict him, and, after more than three years, the case was dismissed.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Judge Gregory Carro said the evidence presented to the grand jury to support the New York state terrorism charges was not sufficient.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
No evidence of terroristic intent, judge says Mangione was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last December on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
An initial grand jury was divided over whether to indict Davis, but a second grand jury declined to indict him, and, after more than three years, the case was dismissed.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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