Definition of Grand jury

1. Noun. A jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments.

Generic synonyms: Jury
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Definition of Grand jury

1. Noun. (legal) A group of citizens assembled by the government to hear evidence against an accused, and determine whether an indictment for a crime should be brought. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Grand jury

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"It is unquestionably the policy of the statute, as has been the practice in this jurisdiction, to keep the grand jury independent of all outside ..."

2. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1839)
"A grand jury is a superior kind of jury. A grand jury has for its ... A jury is a good thing: a grand jury is a jury: eryo, a grand jury is a good thing. ..."

3. Report by Public Archives of Canada (1893)
"We, the grand jury of the District of London request your acceptance of ou warmest thanks for your excellent charge to us at this Assizes. ..."

4. A Treatise on the Law of Criminal Evidence: Including the Rules Regulating by Harry Clay Underhill (1898)
"30 In other words, the grand jury ought not to indict unless they are ... Contempt by witnesses before the grand jury.—The grand jury is a part of the court ..."

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