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

Keesee was arrested on April 18 and previously charged with two counts of rape before the grand jury delivered the additional charges, officials said. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025

Additional charges against Weinstein announced Manhattan District Attorney Vance announced the filing of a superseding grand jury indictment, which added charges connected with a third incident in 2006. —Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025

She was booked, but never indicted by the grand jury. —John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025

The federal grand jury in New York on Thursday accused the 26-year-old of traveling across state lines by bus to stalk Thompson, with the intent to harass, intimidate, and kill. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 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