grand jury
nounDefinition of grand jury
: 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
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Two years later, a federal grand jury indicted her, her father and Fankell, the pharmacist. — John Caniglia, cleveland.com, "‘Unfathomable’: How 1.6 million pills from a small-town doctor helped fuel the opioid crisis in Ohio," 1 Sep. 2019 Also on Friday, a grand jury in Portland indicted five men on felony riot and other charges related to the demonstrations, according to county District Attorney Rod Underhill. — Washington Post, "Police in Oregon make more arrests in mass protest," 30 Aug. 2019 The grand jury also indicted a man for child pornography distribution. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Kids are dying and being abused. Let's be there for them.," 29 Aug. 2019 But the grand jury instead indicted all three suspects on the misdemeanor charges. — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al, "3 indicted in Flint River kayaking trip assault," 8 Aug. 2019 Nadler said the grand jury information ‘‘is critically important for our ability to examine witnesses’’ like McGahn and investigate the president. — Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com, "House committee sues to force Trump’s former White House counsel to cooperate," 7 Aug. 2019 That rule has only limited exceptions allowing such grand jury information to be shared with outsiders. — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, "Raising Prospect of Impeaching Trump, House Seeks Mueller’s Grand Jury Secrets," 26 July 2019 In February 2018, a federal grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities, including the Internet Research Agency, on charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States. — Madeleine Joung, Time, "Robert Mueller Is Testifying Before the House. Here's Everything to Know," 24 July 2019 At the end of June, Alabama news outlets reported that Jones, a 27-year-old Birmingham resident, had been taken into police custody after a grand jury indicted her on manslaughter charges for the death of her then-5-month-old fetus. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "The Alabama woman indicted after a miscarriage will not be prosecuted," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grand jury.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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