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- the jury sent a note to the judge that it was hopelessly stuck in a deadlock
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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