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

Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced earlier this week that a grand jury had charged the 41-year-old Haslett of Excelsior Spring with an additional count of first-degree murder in a superseding indictment. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024

Both Callihan and Cox, who were arrested on June 13 and June 14, were also indicted by a grand jury in Louisiana in the case last month. —Rebekah Riess, CNN, 12 July 2024

Court documents released on Thursday showed police arrested Sergio Reyes for a 20-year-old cold case after DNA links were made against the suspect in front of a grand jury. —Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024

Reyes was indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury in 2014, police said. —Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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