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

Piercey was accused of persuading investors to trust him and co-conspirators with about $35 million in funds in a scheme that ran from 2016 to 2020, a grand jury indictment against him shows. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025

Lee Magee The grand jury investigating the 1919 White Sox reviewed evidence that Magee fixed at least one game on Aug. 31 that season while playing for the Chicago Cubs. —Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 May 2025

The grand jury indictments came on Oct. 29, 1920, and the trial played out in the summer of 1921. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

In the federal criminal justice system, prosecutors can initiate charges against a defendant directly by filing a complaint or present evidence to a grand jury and let that body decide whether to issue charges. —Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 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