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View synonyms for true bill

true bill

noun

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


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of true bill1

First recorded in 1760–70

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