grand jury
noun [C] US LAWDefinition
› a group of people who decide if there is enough information to believe that a crime has been committed to begin a trial: Mr. Barney was the first witness to testify before the grand jury. grand jury investigation/testimony/indictment
(Definition of grand jury noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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