Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

true bill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: true -bill
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

true bills (plural)

Questions

What does true bill mean?: 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.

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