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grand jury: a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments

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venire collapse

inquest collapse: an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

country collapse: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"; an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

panel collapse: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something; a pad placed under a saddle; a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc; (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen); decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"

premeditation collapse: (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent; planning or plotting in advance of acting

Steinway collapse: United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)

harpsichord collapse: a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

pianoforte collapse

spinet collapse: early model harpsichord with only one string per note; a small and compactly built upright piano

clavichord collapse: an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound

baby grand collapse: a small grand piano

honor roll collapse

muster roll collapse: a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company

put up job collapse

foreman collapse: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"; a man who is foreperson of a jury

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inquisition collapse: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals); a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

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head count collapse: number of people in a particular group

plotting collapse

roll call collapse: calling out an official list of names

rota collapse: a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties; (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

questionnaire collapse: a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

agenda collapse: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

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frame up collapse

roster collapse

impromptu collapse: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"; a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

checklist collapse: a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

stopgap collapse

tactic collapse: a plan for attaining a particular goal

jury rigged collapse

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

impanelment collapse

jury rig collapse

expedient collapse: a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one; serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"; appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

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