true bill

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   an indictment endorsed by a grand jury

   Broaderindictment

Questions about true bill

What does true bill mean?

true bill means "an indictment endorsed by a grand jury".

Is true bill a common word?

true bill 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.