hung jury

hung jury

 
noun
a jury that cannot agree on a verdict.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism
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A jury that is unable to reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty. The result is a mistrial, and legal proceedings must be reinitiated to bring the case to trial again. Trying the case a second time does not constitute double jeopardy.

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