- special grand jury
- A grand jury summoned where there has been a failure to draw or summon a regular grand jury or where the regular grand jury has been discharged. 24 Am J1st Grand J § 17.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
special grand jury
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