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

While Bondi previously said the administration would appeal that ruling, as of Monday, no appeal has been filed, and last week, a grand jury rejected an effort by the administration to revive its case against James. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025

After two long years, in December 2006, the grand jury was dismissed without an indictment. —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025

Records related to state grand jury proceedings have already been made public. —Mike Schneider, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025

The government had asked the court for permission to include the usually secret grand jury records in the files they are required to make public under the new federal law, which set a deadline of December 19 for their release. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

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