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

Court records as of the afternoon of Oct. 29 show a grand jury indicted 60-year-old Jeffrey Michael Kelly on the following charges: One count of an intentional act of terrorism. —Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024

In August, a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment that narrowed the allegations against him to comply with the high court's new framework for presidential immunity. —Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024

Several others filed similar lawsuits in the months that followed as a parallel criminal investigation led to Combs’ indictment by a grand jury last month. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024

On June 28, 2023, prosecutors announced that a grand jury had returned an indictment against Penny. —Liam Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 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