agree to a verdict
51afforce the assize — To compel jurors to agree to a verdict by starving them, or by adding jurors until twelve agreed …
52hung — past and past participle of HANG(Cf. ↑hang). ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no political party with an overall majority: a hung parliament. 2) (of a jury) unable to agree on a verdict. 3) (hung up) informal emotionally confused or disturbed …
53mistrial — [mis′trī΄əl] n. Law a trial made void because of a) a prejudicial error in the proceedings or lack of jurisdiction by the court ☆ b) the inability of the jury to agree upon a verdict …
54mistrial — n. 1 a trial rendered invalid through some error in the proceedings. 2 US a trial in which the jury cannot agree on a verdict …
55mis|tri|al — «mihs TRY uhl», noun. 1. an inconclusive trial, especially a trial in which the jury cannot agree on a verdict. 2. a trial having no effect in law because of some error in the proceedings: »The decrepit barrister…has defended his simple little… …
56Croatian War of Independence — Part of the Yugoslav Wars …
57France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
58India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
59Guerre de Croatie — Guerres de Croatie Dans le sens des aiguilles d une montre en partant du haut : La rue centrale de Dubrovnik, le Stradun lors du siège de la ville ; Le château d eau de Vukovar détruit arborant le drapeau croate ; Soldats de l… …
60Jury trial — Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is to be distinguished from a bench trial where a judge or panel of judges make all decisions.English… …
