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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After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
He was tried earlier but that ended in a hung jury.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Hernandez first trial ended in a hung jury.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
He was tried earlier but that ended in a hung jury.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Hernandez first trial ended in a hung jury.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hung jury
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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