grand jury
noun [C]Definition
› in the US, a group of people who decide if a person who has been charged with a crime should be given a trial in a law courtJudges and juries
(Definition of grand jury noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- beak noun (JUDGE)
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- court of inquiry noun
- dismiss verb (SEND AWAY)
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- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- foreman noun (PERSON AT WORK)
- honour noun (RESPECT)
- instruct verb (ORDER)
- judge noun (PERSON)
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