hung jury:
(1854)
1. A jury that cannot reach a verdict by the required voting margin. — aka deadlocked jury. [1]
1. A trial or petit jury which cannot reach a unanimous verdict or a verdict supported by the requisite number or jurors. [2]
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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4
[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations
Third Edition by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Edited by William S. Anderson. © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931
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