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

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

After there was a hung jury, Paxton said the victim didn't want to testify again. — Jack Fink, CBS News, 29 Sep. 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

Despite a complete lack of physical evidence, the courts saw otherwise — twice (out of three trials; one was a hung jury). — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 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