hung jury
1hung jury — n: a jury whose members are unable to agree on a verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hung jury n. A jury that cannot ag …
2hung jury — n. a jury that is unable to arrive at a verdict; deadlocked jury …
3hung jury — n [singular] a ↑jury that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime …
4hung jury — noun count a JURY that cannot reach a decision about whether someone is guilty …
5Hung jury — A hung jury or deadlocked jury is a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is unable to change its votes due to severe differences of opinion.[1] Contents 1 United… …
6hung jury — noun a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑jury * * * a jury that cannot agree on a verdict. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * hung jury noun A jury that fails to agree …
7hung jury — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hung jury : singular hung jury plural hung juries a jury that cannot reach a decision about whether someone is guilty …
8hung jury — noun A jury in a legal trial which is unable to reach a verdict because jurors are unable to agree. The prosecution re filed charges less than an after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury …
9hung jury — hung′ ju′ry n. law a jury that cannot agree on a verdict • Etymology: 1840–50 …
10hung jury — jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict in a legal trial, jury that is unable to arrive at a unanimous decision …
