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

Those five who were initially arrested have since been indicted by a grand jury, the Ontario County District Attorney's office said Tuesday in a press release provided to USA TODAY. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025

Crocker then took the matter before the grand jury. —CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025

He was indicted by a grand jury on three counts, including attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and providing material support to terrorists. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025

Crocker read nine findings from the grand jury — including that departmental negligence played a role in the 2024 overdose death of a Hanceville 911 dispatcher who was found dead at work. —Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 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