grand juror

grand juror
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun or grand juryman \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
Etymology: grand juror from grand jury, after English jury: juror; grand juryman from grand jury, after English jury: juryman
: a member of a grand jury

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a person serving on a grand jury. Also called grand juryman.
[1590-1600]

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grand juror noun
A member of a grand jury, a special jury in the USA (and until 1933 in Britain) which decides whether there is sufficient evidence to put an accused person on trial
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Main Entry:grand

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grand juror,
a member of a grand jury.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • grand juror — n: a member of a grand jury Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • grand-juror — grand juror, jury etc.: see juror, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury. Also called grand juryman. [1590 1600] * * * …   Universalium

  • grand juror — noun see grand jury …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grand-juror — n. Grand juryman …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • grand juror — A person serving upon a grand jury …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • juror — ju·ror / ju̇r ər, ˌȯr/ n: a member of a jury an alternate juror; broadly: an individual who is summoned but not yet selected to serve on a jury Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • de facto grand juror — A person who sits on a grand jury and acts under color of law in joining in the return of an indictment, although subject to removal upon direct attack by reason of a legal impediment, such as having once refused to qualify for such grand jury… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • grand jury — n law a group of people in the US who decide whether someone charged with a crime should be judged in a court of law >grand juror n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oath of grand juror — A declaration, after having been duly sworn, that the grand jurors will diligently inquire and true presentment make of all such matters and things as shall be given them in charge; that they will keep secret the state s, their fellow jurors ,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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