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

Florida grand jury transcripts are usually kept secret, but the bill created an exemption for cases like Epstein's. —Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 2 July 2024

Featured are testimonies from detectives who investigated abuse claims against Epstein and two teenage victims who testified before a grand jury in 2006, two years before the plea deal. —Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024

There’s no closing statement summarizing the case or any documentation of what the grand jury ultimately decided. —Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024

Multiple teenagers told investigators that Jeffrey Epstein raped them in the early 2000s, but authorities still gave him a sweetheart plea deal, anyway, according to grand jury transcripts released Monday. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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