hung jury

noun

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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Meanings

nounhung jury (plural hung juries)

plural hung juries

  1. lawA 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 懸而未決的陪審團 /悬而未决的陪审团, 懸案陪審團 /悬案陪审团
  • 懸而未決的陪審團 /悬而未决的陪审团 (xuán'érwèijué de péishěntuán)jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • 懸案陪審團 /悬案陪审团 (xuán'àn péishěntuán)jury that is unable to reach a verdict
Finnish erimielinen valamiehistö, erimielinen jury
  • erimielinen valamiehistöjury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • erimielinen juryjury that is unable to reach a verdict
French impasse, jury dans l'impasse
  • impassejury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • jury dans l'impassejury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • désaccord du juryjury that is unable to reach a verdict
German no idiomatic term, one can say uneinige Jury
  • no idiomatic termjury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • one can say uneinige Juryjury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • if possiblejury that is unable to reach a verdict
Hungarian határozatképtelen esküdtszék
  • határozatképtelen esküdtszékjury that is unable to reach a verdict
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“hung jury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20jury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hung jury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20jury.

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