grand jury
noun
: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges (as by indictment)
grand juror
noun
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The charges were filed in a 2023 grand jury indictment that superseded her original 2021 case.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The flight documents are heavily redacted, and appear to be in response to a grand jury subpoena from 2010 — years before the flight was even booked.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Bondi also criticized former CIA Director John Brennan after public reports revealed that his attorneys sent a letter to Altonaga seeking judicial intervention in any grand jury proceedings tied to the investigation.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
There have been few updates in the case since that time, but a subpoena filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE reveals that a grand jury will hear evidence in the case in late January.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The flight documents are heavily redacted, and appear to be in response to a grand jury subpoena from 2010 — years before the flight was even booked.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Bondi also criticized former CIA Director John Brennan after public reports revealed that his attorneys sent a letter to Altonaga seeking judicial intervention in any grand jury proceedings tied to the investigation.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
There have been few updates in the case since that time, but a subpoena filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE reveals that a grand jury will hear evidence in the case in late January.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Grand jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20jury. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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