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• hung jury — n: a jury whose members are unable to agree on a verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hung jury n. A jury that cannot ag …   Law dictionary

• Hung jury — A hung jury or deadlocked jury is a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is unable to change its votes due to severe differences of opinion.[1] Contents 1 United… …   Wikipedia

• Trial — For other uses, see Trial (disambiguation). Mistrial redirects here. For other uses, see Mistrial (disambiguation). In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a… …   Wikipedia

• hung jury — noun a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑jury * * * a jury that cannot agree on a verdict. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * hung jury noun A jury that fails to agree …   Useful english dictionary

• Trial (law) — In law, a trial is an event in which parties come together to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution …   Wikipedia

• hung — [[t]hʌ̱ŋ[/t]] 1) Hung is the past tense and past participle of most of the senses of hang. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n A hung jury is the situation that occurs when a jury is unable to reach a decision because there is not a clear majority of its members… …   English dictionary

• hung jury — noun A jury in a legal trial which is unable to reach a verdict because jurors are unable to agree. The prosecution re filed charges less than an after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury …   Wiktionary

• hung jury — jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict in a legal trial, jury that is unable to arrive at a unanimous decision …   English contemporary dictionary

• hung jury — A trial or petit jury which cannot reach a unanimous verdict or a verdict supported by the requisite number of jurors …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Jury trial — Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is to be distinguished from a bench trial where a judge or panel of judges make all decisions.English… …   Wikipedia

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