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
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John Bacon, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
But the indictment returned by a Georgia grand jury in May detailed a gruesome confrontation in which Ibarra allegedly asphyxiated the student, hit her over the head with a rock to the point of disfiguring her skull, and pulled up her clothing, intending to rape her.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
In January, he was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, theft, and burglary three times in Hudson County, N.J.; each time, he was indicted by a grand jury all three times.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
In addition to granting supervisors the authority to remove a sheriff, a recall and a civil grand jury were among the three mechanisms for removing Corpus discussed at a press conference last week.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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John Bacon, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
But the indictment returned by a Georgia grand jury in May detailed a gruesome confrontation in which Ibarra allegedly asphyxiated the student, hit her over the head with a rock to the point of disfiguring her skull, and pulled up her clothing, intending to rape her.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
In January, he was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, theft, and burglary three times in Hudson County, N.J.; each time, he was indicted by a grand jury all three times.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
In addition to granting supervisors the authority to remove a sheriff, a recall and a civil grand jury were among the three mechanisms for removing Corpus discussed at a press conference last week.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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