The body of men appointed to hold a legal inquiry; a jury; now esp. a coroner's jury.
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > jury > [noun] > grand jury or jury of inquiry (7) inquestc1305 The body of men appointed to hold a legal inquiry; a jury; now esp. a coroner's jury. questa1325 The body of people appointed to hold an inquiry; = inquest, n. 2. Also figurative. Obsolete. grand or great inquest1467 grandor great inquest = grand jury, n.; also transferred; grand (or great) inquest of the nation, applied to the House of Commons. grand jury1495 With particularizing additions. a jury of inquiry, accusation, or presentment (as distinguished from a petty jury or jury of trial), consisting of… jury of inquiry1588 court of inquiry, a court legally constituted to inquire into and investigate any charge against an officer or soldier of the army, or any… special jurya1726 With particularizing additions. a jury consisting of persons who (being on the Jurors' book) are of a certain station in society, as esquires… inquest jury1825 a jury of inquiry: see inquiry, n. 3. |
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