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HUNG JURY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hung jury mean?
• HUNG JURY (noun)
The noun HUNG JURY has 1 sense:
1. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
Familiarity information: HUNG JURY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("hung jury" is a kind of...):
jury (a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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