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true bill

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noun
  1. a bill of indictment endorsed by a grand jury as being sufficiently supported by evidence to justify a hearing of the case.
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Origin of true bill

First recorded in 1760–70
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Related Words

accusationarraignmentclaimindictmentimpeachment

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Historical Examples

  • To-morrow a true-bill will be found against you, and your trial may then come on immediately.

    Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II.

    Various

British Dictionary definitions for true bill

true bill

noun
  1. criminal law (formerly in Britain; now only US) the endorsement made on a bill of indictment by a grand jury certifying it to be supported by sufficient evidence to warrant committing the accused to trial
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