(intransitive, chiefly, US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic, idiomatic) Of a grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of evidence.
(intransitive, chiefly, US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic, idiomatic) Of a grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of evidence.
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(legal, British, Canadian, Australian, Hong Kong) An offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury, in contrast to a summary offence.