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Title: "No bills were found"
Post by: JosephusSapon on Friday 27 August 21 14:13 BST (UK): I've seen this expression a lot in court records from ~200 years ago. In each case the person accused is let off. Does "bills" in such cases mean "evidence"?
Title: Re: "No bills were found"
Post by: Erato on Friday 27 August 21 14:25 BST (UK): No true bill = no probable cause for indictment; there was insufficient evidence to charge any crime
Title: Re: "No bills were found"
Post by: JosephusSapon on Friday 27 August 21 14:52 BST (UK): Wow, that was fast. Thanks for the clarification: Googling "no true bill" led to some useful sites.

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