grand jury

1. 1.

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

   Broaderjury

   law

Questions about grand jury

What does grand jury mean?

grand jury means "a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments".

Is grand jury a common word?

grand jury is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.