Definition of grand jury
: 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
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An Anchorage grand jury has indicted former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, on four new felonies related to her 2018 campaign for the Alaska Legislature.
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James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2021
Media reports at the time said Raines testified before a Will County grand jury, but she was not called as a witness in the Savio murder trial.
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Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2021
In 2017 and 2018, a grand jury subpoenaed Apple and another internet service provider for the records of the people associated with the Intelligence Committee.
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New York Times, 10 June 2021
In every case, a grand jury has found the shootings to be justified.
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BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
In December 2017, a grand jury found that three of the officers had engaged in reckless conduct.
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Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 6 June 2021
The subpoena of McConney, who has worked at the company for nearly 35 years, suggests that the examination of Weisselberg's conduct has reached a new phase, with the grand jury hearing evidence about him.
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Ben Protess, Star Tribune, 4 June 2021
The felony charge was presented to a grand jury who dropped it.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 June 2021
Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard disagreed and presented the case to a grand jury, which returned an indictment for murder.
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Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 3 June 2021
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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 15 Jun. 2021.
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