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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountrue bill (plural true bills)

plural true bills

  1. lawA 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.
Cite this entry
APA

true bill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true%20bill

MLA

“true bill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true%20bill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “true bill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true%20bill.

Source: true bill on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.