true bill
true bill, n. A grand jury’s notation that a criminal charge should go before a petty jury for trial (the grand jury returned a true bill, and the state prepared to prosecute). — Also termed billa vera. Cf. NO BILL. [Cases: Grand Jury 42.]
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true bill
true-bill, vb. To make or deliver a true bill on (the grand jury true-billed the indictment).
no bill
no bill 不予起诉 这是大陪审团〔grand jury〕认为证据不足时，在检察官的起诉书背面批写的字句，以前常写ignoramus一词，现在则通常写no bill, not a true bill, no true bill或not found。意思是「查无实据，不予起诉」。相反，如果大陪审团认为「查明属实，应予起诉」，则在检察官的起诉书背面批写「true bill」。 (→ignoramus)
bill of indictment
bill of indictment. An instrument presented to a grand jury and used by the jury to declare whether there is enough evidence to formally charge the accused with a crime. See INDICTMENT; NO BILL; TRUE BILL.
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no bill
no bill, n. A grand jury’s notation that insufficient evidence exists for an indictment on a criminal charge (the grand jury returned a no bill instead of the indictment the prosecutors expected). (the grand jury no-billed three of the charges). Cf. TRUE BILL. [Cases: Grand Jury 42.] — no-bill, vb.
billa vera
billa vera 〈拉〉起诉属实 旧时当大陪审团认为公诉书草案〔bill of indictment〕中指控的事实有充分的证据予以支持时，在草案上所作的签署用语。(→true bill)
grand jury
grand jury. A body of (often 23) people who are chosen to sit permanently for at least a month — and sometimes a year — and who, in ex parte proceedings, decide whether to issue indictments. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 6. • If the grand jury decides that evidence is strong enough to hold
not found
not found. Words placed on a bill of indictment, meaning that the grand jury has insufficient evidence to support a true bill. See IGNORAMUS; NO BILL. Cf. TRUE BILL.