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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[L. Fr. graund; Lat. magnu9.'\ Great; large; high. A word formed from the French and still in use; contrasted generally y^vih petty, {J^t, petit,) and denoting superiority either in magnitude, number or quality, as grand jury, grand larceny; or in point of precedence, dignity, importance or legal efficacy, as grand assize, grand cape, grand distress, (qq- V.)