grand jury
noun
: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried
grand juror
noun
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The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that a grand jury indicted the architect from Massapequa Park, N.Y., with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Sandra Costilla in 1993 and Jessica Taylor in 2003.
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Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Subscriber information obtained by grand jury subpoena for a phone number connected to the package led investigators to 26-year-old Jesus Celestin-Ortega, who was at the time serving a 15-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, or FCI, in Florence, Colorado.
—Tasha Carvell, Twin Cities, 5 June 2024
When law enforcement began investigating the incident, Manzo concealed and falsified documents in response to a grand jury subpoena, the jury found.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 June 2024
Wiles had been a grand jury witness before the indictment.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
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Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Subscriber information obtained by grand jury subpoena for a phone number connected to the package led investigators to 26-year-old Jesus Celestin-Ortega, who was at the time serving a 15-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, or FCI, in Florence, Colorado.
—Tasha Carvell, Twin Cities, 5 June 2024
When law enforcement began investigating the incident, Manzo concealed and falsified documents in response to a grand jury subpoena, the jury found.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 4 June 2024
Wiles had been a grand jury witness before the indictment.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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