grand juror

American  

noun

1. a person serving on a grand jury.

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Etymology

Origin of grand juror

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Judge Marlowe Sommer appeared to be particularly interested in a moment during grand jury proceedings when a detective who investigated the shooting, Alexandria Hancock, was testifying and a grand juror asked her a question about whose responsibility it was to check the gun.

From New York Times

“So the bottom line is the responsibility of making sure these guns — these bullets are not live are up to, what, David Halls and — Hannah?,” the grand juror asked, according to citations of the sealed grand jury transcripts.

From New York Times

The grand juror oath in Georgia requires jurors to “keep the deliberations of the Grand Jury secret unless called upon to give evidence thereof in some court of law of this State.”

From Seattle Times

That extra step would further insulate prosecutors from any accusations of grand juror misconduct based on the Kohrs interviews, legal experts said.

From Reuters

“I’m disturbed a bit,” one grand juror remarked.

From New York Times