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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McCabe played a central role in Read’s first trial, which ended in a hung jury in July 2024. Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Even with that change from the initial trial, which ended in a hung jury, jurors split on a charge relating to Masterson’s former longtime girlfriend. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025 The monthslong trial ended in a hung jury on July 1. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025 The trial, which included allegations of police misconduct and of a wide-ranging conspiracy among law enforcement officers to frame Read in the killing, ended in a hung jury. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hung jury

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hung jury

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