grand jury

grand ju·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grand joo r-ee]
- /grænd ˈdʒʊər i/
- /ɡrænd ˈdʒʊə.ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grand joo r-ee]
- /grænd ˈdʒʊər i/

Definitions of grand jury words

noun grand jury a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial. 1
noun grand jury law: jury examining accusations 1
countable noun grand jury A grand jury is a jury, usually in the United States, which considers a criminal case in order to decide if someone should be tried in a court of law. 0
noun grand jury (esp in the US and, now rarely, in Canada) a jury of between 12 and 23 persons summoned to inquire into accusations of crime and ascertain whether the evidence is adequate to found an indictment. Abolished in Britain in 1948 0
noun grand jury a special jury of a statutory number of citizens, usually more than 12, that investigates accusations against persons charged with crime and indicts them for trial before a petit jury if there is sufficient evidence 0
noun grand jury (law) A group of citizens assembled by the government to hear evidence against an accused, and determine whether an indictment for a crime should be brought. 0

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Origin of grand jury

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500, grand jury is from the Anglo-French word graund juree

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Parts of speech for Grand jury

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grand jury popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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