jury process

British  

noun

1. the writ used to summon jurors

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Example Sentences

Boasberg presided over the Fed’s challenge to Pirro’s subpoenas because, as chief judge, he oversees legal disputes arising out of the grand jury process, used by prosecutors to secure indictments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In a Friday evening decision, Judge Sommer denied the request, dismissing the arguments that the grand jury process was prejudiced against the actor.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

A lawyer for the couple says the suit is “a dangerous attempt to intimidate Joe and Barbara and undermine the jury process just days before their child’s trial begins.”

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

In 2021, Gladden, then a solar contractor, responded to a Craigslist ad soliciting people to take part in a documentary about the jury process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Of what avail to demand a trial by jury, process for witnesses, a copy of the indictment, the privilege of counselor that greater privilege, the writ of habeas corpus?

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)