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hung jury

noun hung juries

  1. A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach a unanimous or required supermajority verdict after extended deliberation. The prosecution re-filed charges after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.

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noun jury that is unable to reach a verdict

中文懸而未決的陪審團 /悬而未决的陪审团 xuán'érwèijué de péishěntuán, 懸案陪審團 /悬案陪审团 xuán'àn péishěntuán
Françaisimpasse, jury dans l'impasse, désaccord du jury
Deutschno idiomatic term, one can say uneinige Jury, if possible

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@misc{hung_jury_2026,
  title = {hung jury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hung%20jury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}