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true bill

true bill noun: a grand jury's formal decision to indict a criminal defendant, in which the jury has determined there is sufficient evidence (probable cause) to charge the person with a crime and proceed to trial.

Noun

true bill (plural true bills)

  1. A grand jury's formal decision to indict a criminal defendant, in which the jury has determined there is sufficient evidence (probable cause) to charge the person with a crime and proceed to trial.

Forms of true bill

pluraltrue bills

Questions about true bill

What does true bill mean?
True bill means a grand jury's formal decision to indict a criminal defendant, in which the jury has determined there is sufficient evidence (probable cause) to charge the person with a crime and proceed to trial.
What part of speech is true bill?
True bill is a noun.
What is the plural of true bill?
The plural of true bill is true bills.

Words near true bill in the dictionary

  1. true bearing
  2. true bearings
  3. true believer
  4. true believer syndrome
  5. true believers
  6. true bill
  7. true bills
  8. true blue
  9. true blues
  10. true bug
  11. true bugs

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