hung jury

noun

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.

Examples of hung jury in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lindsay Clancy may still face a second criminal trial after her first trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

After the trial ended in a hung jury, a new trial was scheduled. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

What happened in between those events was at the heart of Clancy’s triple murder trial, which ended in a hung jury and a mistrial in early September. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Green was convicted of murder at trial but Washington pleaded no contest to robbery after a hung jury. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for hung jury

• verdure
• buri
• fury

Legal Definition

hung jury

noun

: a jury whose members are unable to agree on a verdict