Definition of Grand Jury in English :

Define Grand Jury in English

Grand Jury meaning in English

Meaning of Grand Jury in English

Pronunciation of Grand Jury in English

Grand Jury pronunciation in English

Pronounce Grand Jury in English

Grand Jury

see synonyms of grand jury

Noun

1. grand jury

a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Grand Jury

see synonyms of grand jury
noun
law
(esp in the US and, now rarely, in Canada) a jury of between 12 and 23 persons summoned to inquire into accusations of crime and ascertain whether the evidence is adequate to found an indictment. Abolished in Britain in 1948
Compare petit jury

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Grand Jury

see synonyms of grand jury
a special jury of a statutory number of citizens, usually more than 12, that investigates accusations against persons charged with crime and indicts them for trial before a petit jury if there is sufficient evidence

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Grand Jury

see synonyms of grand jury
n.
A jury convened to determine if there is sufficient evidence to warrant the indictment of a suspected offender. A federal grand jury consists of between 16 and 23 persons and is required by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution before a person can be indicted for a serious criminal offense under federal law.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.