hung jury

hung jury
noun
a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Hypernyms: ↑jury

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a jury that cannot agree on a verdict.
[1840-50, Amer.]

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hung jury noun
A jury that fails to agree
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Main Entry:hang

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hung jury UK US noun [countable] [singular hung jury plural hung juries]
a jury that cannot reach a decision about whether someone is guilty
Thesaurus: jury, accused, witnesses and defendanthyponym

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hung jury,
a jury that cannot come to a unanimous verdict and is therefore dismissed: »

A previous trial on the same charges ended with a hung jury (Wall Street Journal).

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noun, pl ⋯ juries [count]
law : a jury whose members cannot agree about what the verdict should be

The trial ended with a hung jury and the judge declared a mistrial.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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