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Hung jury - Definition and Overview |
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A hung jury is a jury whose required majority cannot reach or agree upon a unanimous verdict after an extended period of deliberation and are deadlocked with irreconcilable differences of opinion.
In the United States, the result is a mistrial and the case may be retried.
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Example Usage of Hung |
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OhThatGNU: my violin's name is Antonius Stradivarius.[awesome name, right?] :D yep, Antonius and I Hung out today. He's my knight in shining wood?haha. |
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ChaseUndead: God knows we dont need another band. but what a waste it would have been. I cant believe we almost Hung it up! We're just getting started! |
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HBake_: That's the night they Hung a innocent man. |
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