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.
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The first Menendez trial ended with a hung jury.
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Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
His first trial in 2015 ended in a hung jury when jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The first trial, with 11 defendants, ended in a hung jury.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The first trial in the summer of 2024 ended with a hung jury and Judge Beverly J. Cannone declared a mistrial.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
His first trial in 2015 ended in a hung jury when jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The first trial, with 11 defendants, ended in a hung jury.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The first trial in the summer of 2024 ended with a hung jury and Judge Beverly J. Cannone declared a mistrial.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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