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special grand jury
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bill
of indictment : an instrument that contains the charges against a defendant and that is presented to a grand jury for determination after a preliminary hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue an indictment called also indictment … forming the basis for the criminal charges against the defendant no bill : a bill returned by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution ;also :
Bill in criminal cases
Until this Act was passed the bill was an indictment of a crime or misdemeanour preferred to a grand jury; evidence in support of it was adduced; if the grand jury thought it a groundless accusation, they endorsed … a crime or misdemeanour preferred to a grand jury; evidence in support of it was adduced; if the grand jury thought it a groundless accusation, they endorsed 'not a true bill,' or 'not found,' and then the party
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Indictment
accusation against one or more persons of a crime formerly preferred to and presented upon oath by a grand jury. Grand juries were partly abolished by the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Pro-visions) Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo.
bind over
after a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing NOTE: In states that require indictment by a grand jury in felony cases, a case will be bound over to the grand jury if the judge or magistrate … that require indictment by a grand jury in felony cases, a case will be bound over to the grand jury if the judge or magistrate finds at the preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that
Presentment
comprehensive term, including not only presentments properly so called, but also inquisitions of office, and indictments by a grand jury; properly speaking, the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence, from their own knowledge or observation, … but also inquisitions of office, and indictments by a grand jury; properly speaking, the notice taken by a grand jury of any offence, from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them at
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