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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Prosecutors could now ask a magistrate judge at Bryant’s Wednesday hearing to find probable cause and re-present the case to another grand jury.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Indictment leans heavily on cooperators On May 21, a grand jury in Tennessee returned a two-count indictment alleging a conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Burns was indicted by a grand jury in Fayetteville in November and pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in February, according to court documents.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
In 2010, out of about 162,000 cases prosecuted in federal courts, grand juries did not indict 11 defendants, according to a FiveThirtyEight report published in 2014, citing the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Indictment leans heavily on cooperators On May 21, a grand jury in Tennessee returned a two-count indictment alleging a conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Burns was indicted by a grand jury in Fayetteville in November and pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in February, according to court documents.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
In 2010, out of about 162,000 cases prosecuted in federal courts, grand juries did not indict 11 defendants, according to a FiveThirtyEight report published in 2014, citing the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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