accusatory body

accusatory body
n.
A group such as a grand jury that hears evidence and decides that someone should be accused of a crime.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


accusatory body
Body such as a grand jury whose duty it is to hear evidence to determine whether a person should be accused of (charged with) a crime; to be distinguished from a traverse or petit jury, which is charged with the duty of determining guilt or innocence.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


accusatory body
Body such as a grand jury whose duty it is to hear evidence to determine whether a person should be accused of (charged with) a crime; to be distinguished from a traverse or petit jury, which is charged with the duty of determining guilt or innocence.

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