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grand jury
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Five days before the hearing was to take place, Lawton went before the Chatham County grand jury and presented his evidence in secret session.†
p. 181.2 *

grand jury = a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
The grand jury acted quickly.†
p. 181.3
"My dear," said the man, "it may have been a crime of passion, but I know three people who served on that grand jury.†
p. 199.2
The grand jury hearing is June 12.†
p. 370.8

Definitions:

(1) (grand jury)
a group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)