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Legal Definitions - Grand Survey
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Definition of Grand Survey
A Grand Survey is an inquiry into a certain matter by a specially empaneled jury. It can also refer to the survey of the lands of England in 1085-1086, resulting in the Domesday Book.
- A jury is empaneled to investigate a case of corporate fraud. This is a Grand Survey.
- William the Conqueror ordered a survey of the lands of England, resulting in the Domesday Book. This is also a Grand Survey.
These examples illustrate how a Grand Survey involves a specially empaneled jury investigating a particular matter. In the case of the Domesday Book, it was a survey of the lands of England. In the case of corporate fraud, it could be an investigation into financial wrongdoing.
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Simple Definition
A grand survey is a big investigation into something. It can be an inquiry into how someone died, or it can be a special jury looking into a certain matter. In history, there was a grand survey of the lands of England ordered by William the Conqueror, which resulted in the Domesday Book. It can also refer to a proceeding to determine damages when the defendant has not shown up.
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