Definitions beginning with G

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A body of 16-23 citizens who listen to evidence of criminal allegations, which is presented by the prosecutors, and determine whether there is probable cause to believe an individual committed an offense. See also indictment and U.S. attorney.
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A jury of inquiry whose duty it is to receive complaints and accusations in criminal matters and, if appropriate, issue a formal indictment.
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Browse Related Terms: Corpus juris civilis, Directed verdict, Hung jury, Indictment, Judgment as a matter of law, Jury, Mistrial, No Bill, petit jury (or trial jury), Polling the jury, Presentment, Verdict

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A group of citizens empaneled by the court to hear evidence and determine whether there is probable cause to return an indictment against a defendant. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure requires that 16 to 23 persons sit on a grand jury.
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Browse Related Terms: Arraignment, Grand jury foreperson, Indictment, Information, Joinder, Motion for new trial, True bill

Grand jury foreperson - permalink - collapse

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The grand juror appointed by the court to handle administrative matters relating to the grand jury's work.
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Browse Related Terms: Arraignment, Grand Jury, Indictment, Information, Joinder, Motion for new trial, True bill

Grand Martingale - permalink - collapse

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A variation of the Martingale System where you double your bets and add one extra unit after a loss.
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Browse Related Terms: Adrenotrend System, Double, Fibonacci Betting System, Martingale Betting System, Martingale System, Patience System, Reverse, Reverse Martingale Betting System, Roulette system

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A varient of the Martingale System where you double your bets and add one extra unit after a loss.
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Browse Related Terms: Double, Gland Martingale, Martingale Betting System, Parlay

Gran jurado o jurado acusatorio - permalink - collapse

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Un grupo de entre dieciséis (16) y veintitrés (23) personas escogidas para escuchar pruebas con el fin de decidir si existe motivo fundado que un crímen haya sido perpetrado y que se debe emitir una acusación formal.
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Browse Related Terms: Capacidad, competencia, aptitud, Citación para aportar pruebas, Orden de comparezca con documentation, Curador Ad Litem, Fianza, Fiduciario, Hábeas Corpus, Jurado, Poder, Recluir

Granodiorite - permalink - collapse

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Coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with less quartz and more feldspar than true granite and typically darker.

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Browse Related Terms: Andesite, Basalt, calcite, Feldspar, Formation, Granite, Granitic, Hornblende, Hornfels, Laccolith, Migmatite, Pegmatite, Rhyolite

Grant - permalink - collapse

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The issuance of a patent; a right given by a patent office to an applicant that allows the grantee (patentee) to prevent anyone else from using the technology defined in the claims of a patent during the term of the patent. MPEP 2501.
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Browse Related Terms: PTA, PTE, Term of Patent

Grantee - permalink - collapse

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An individual to whom an interest in real property is conveyed.
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Browse Related Terms: assignment, Blanket mortgage, Estate, Eviction, Executor, Fixture, Grantor, Lender, Personal property, Property (Fixture and Non-Fixture)

Grantor - permalink - collapse

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An individual conveying an interest in real property.
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Browse Related Terms: assignment, Blanket mortgage, Estate, Eviction, Executor, Fixture, Grantee, Lender, Personal property, Property (Fixture and Non-Fixture)

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The person who sets up a trust. Also referred to as "settlor."
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Browse Related Terms: Living trust, Pour-Over will, Revocable trust, Settlor, Spendthrift trust, Support trust, Testamentary trust, Trust agreement or declaration

granularity - permalink - collapse

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The size of the pieces you're dealing with, mentally speaking.
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Browse Related Terms: exit status, reaping, Status, Zombie

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1. A measure of the fineness or coarseness of definition and implementation of a System Security policy [CESG]. 2. The relative fineness or coarseness by which a mechanism can be adjusted. The phrase "the granularity of a single user" means the access control mechanism can be adjusted to include or exclude any single user [TCSEC].
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Browse Related Terms: Confinement, information flow, Marking, one-way regulator

Granulation - permalink - collapse

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In solar-terrestrial terms, the cellular structure of the photosphere visible at high spatial resolution.
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Browse Related Terms: Active Region (AR), AP Index, Bartel's Rotation Number, Central Meridian Passage (CMP), Continuum Storm (CTM), Differential Rotation, High-Speed Stream, insolation, Magnetopause, Plage Corridor, Plagenil, Solar Coordinates, Solar Cycle, Solar Maximum, Solar Minimum, Solar Sector Boundary (SSB), SPOTNIL, Syzygy

granulocyte - permalink - collapse

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(GRAN-yoo-loh-SITE) A type of white blood cell that fights bacterial infection. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes.
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Browse Related Terms: B cell, basophil, eosinophil, febrile neutropenia, granulocytopenia, leukocyte, leukopenia, neutropenia, neutrophil, WBC, white blood cell

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A type of white blood cell filled with microscopic granules that are little sacs containing enzymes, compounds that digest microorganisms. Neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils are all types of granulocytes. They are named by the staining features of their granules in the laboratory.
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A type of white blood cell responsible for engulfing and digesting micro-organisms. Granulocytes consist of three types of phagocytic, or cell-eating, cells: basophils, eosinophils and neutrophils.
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Browse Related Terms: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA), Immune system cells, leukocyte, Leukocyte common antigen, Leukocyte (White Blood Cell), macrophage, monocyte, Mononucleocyte, Myeloid stem cells, Oligopotent progenitor cells, White blood cell (WBC)

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor - permalink - collapse

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(GRAN-yoo-loh-SITE KAH-luh-nee STIM-yoo-LAY-ting FAK-ter) A colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). It is a cytokine that is a type of hematopoietic (blood-forming) agent. Also called filgrastim and G-CSF.
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Browse Related Terms: colony-stimulating factor, DTGM fusion protein, filgrastim, filgrastim-SD/01, G-CSF, GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, leridistim, Neulasta, pegfilgrastim, sargramostim, SC-70935

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor - permalink - collapse

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(GRAN-yoo-loh-SITE-MA-kruh-FAYJ KAH-luh-nee-STIM-yoo-LAY-ting...) A substance that helps make more white blood cells, especially granulocytes, macrophages, and cells that become platelets. It is a cytokine that is a type of hematopoietic (blood-forming) agent. Also called GM-CSF and sargramostim.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: colony-stimulating factor, DTGM fusion protein, filgrastim, filgrastim-SD/01, G-CSF, GM-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, leridistim, Neulasta, pegfilgrastim, sargramostim, SC-70935