Phrase guide

hung jury

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach a unanimous or required supermajority verdict after extended deliberation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • The prosecution re-filed charges after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jury

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 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
  • Chinese Mandarin: 懸案陪審團 /悬案陪审团 (xuán'àn péishěntuán) — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • Finnish: erimielinen valamiehistö — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • Finnish: erimielinen jury — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • French: impasse — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • French: jury dans l'impasse — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • French: désaccord du jury — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • German: no idiomatic term — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • German: one can say uneinige Jury — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • German: if possible — jury that is unable to reach a verdict
  • Hungarian: határozatképtelen esküdtszék — jury that is unable to reach a verdict