grand jury

Related topics: Law

ˌgrand ˈjury noun [countableC]

lawSCT a group of people in the US who decide whether someone charged with a crime should be judged in a court of law 〔美国的〕大陪审团

—grand juror noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

grand jury• Appearing before a grand jury under subpoena as Bowles did does not imply guilt.• Being called before a grand jury does not mean a witness has done anything wrong.• Starr had argued that there never should be a right to such secrecy in the face of a grand jury subpoena.• Would be under indictment by every grand jury south of the Potomac.• He was a member of the Shropshire grand jury and frequently acted on behalf of his parish in legal matters.• A subsequent grand jury said there was insufficient evidence of misconduct.• There is no indication that Leckie has testified before the grand jury.

From Longman Business Dictionary

grand juryˌgrand ˈjuryLAW

a jury in the US that looks at a case that could be brought against someone and decides whether it is strong enough to continue with

A grand jury last month indicted the former director of the firm on two counts of perjury.

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单词	grand jury
释义	grand jury Related topics: Law ˌgrand ˈjury noun [countableC] lawSCT a group of people in the US who decide whether someone charged with a crime should be judged in a court of law 〔美国的〕大陪审团 —grand juror noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus grand jury• Appearing before a grand jury under subpoena as Bowles did does not imply guilt.• Being called before a grand jury does not mean a witness has done anything wrong.• Starr had argued that there never should be a right to such secrecy in the face of a grand jury subpoena.• Would be under indictment by every grand jury south of the Potomac.• He was a member of the Shropshire grand jury and frequently acted on behalf of his parish in legal matters.• A subsequent grand jury said there was insufficient evidence of misconduct.• There is no indication that Leckie has testified before the grand jury. From Longman Business Dictionary grand juryˌgrand ˈjuryLAW a jury in the US that looks at a case that could be brought against someone and decides whether it is strong enough to continue with A grand jury last month indicted the former director of the firm on two counts of perjury. → jury
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