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

At the end of last year, sources told TMZ that a grand jury would likely indict him. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

The film earned the grand jury prize at the Venice Film Festival. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

According to grand jury transcripts disclosed by the DOJ from the criminal case against Noel, an FBI agent testified banking records of the guards were examined, and there was no evidence that Noel or Thomas had been bribed. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026

Over the past year, the Dallas County district attorney’s office declined to say whether a grand jury had been considering the case. —Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026

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